Building Healthy Soils Workshop 2024

Workshop

Building Healthy Soils

Brought to you by The Diggers Club

Your workshop

Healthy soil is our most basic resource for a productive garden, it sustains plant and animal life, health and production. Whatever you choose to plant in your garden, healthy soil is an absolute must. Your plants will be less prone to pest and disease issues, they'll grow better, and they'll look better.

Healthy soil has an ongoing capacity to function as a vibrant living ecosystem that can sustain plants, animals and people. Why does soil health matter? Because if you want pest and disease-free plants that are nutrient-dense to nourish your health, you need healthy soil.

You will learn:

How soils work
The characteristics of a healthy soil
The simple strategies to building healthy soils
Steps to assessing & improving soils
Common issues and how to remedy them

This workshop will demystify soil health, teaching you all the tips & tricks on how to manage and improve soils in your own backyard.

Member price

$69

Non member price

$83

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Your Presenter

After twenty years working in various roles within the nursery and garden industry it was with great pleasure that Ryan came to work for the Diggers Club in mid-2018, both his and the Diggers Club’s 40th birthday. His connection to the club stems from his childhood where his parents were Diggers members, he fondly remembers pawing over the extensive seed catalogues of which he and his brother where allowed to make three selections each.

The first book in his now extensive gardening library was Clive Blazey’s 1999 “The Australian Vegetable Garden-What’s new is old”. Coming to work for the Diggers Club felt somewhat of a homecoming, and it has been noted on more than one occasion that he bears a striking resemblance to the Diggers man logo. During his time with the Diggers Club, Ryan has been lucky enough to experience several different aspects of what Diggers do. He started at the Heronswood retail garden shop then spent time as the garden supervisor for the wonderful Heronswood gardens.

He kept himself busy during lockdown as our nursery production manager, then came full circle to return to the Heronswood garden shop where he enjoys engaging with passionate gardeners daily. Not only does Ryan find helping others with their gardening endeavours highly satisfying, but in helping others he is also enriching his own progression as a gardener.

The Location

Heronswood is the home of The Diggers Foundation, a living catalogue of garden treasures showcasing all that can be found in Diggers Club magazines and books.

At the heart of Heronswood is a cottage garden of meandering paths and lawns, seamlessly combining edible and ornamental plantings. Australia’s first certified organic open garden, it is the place to learn about sustainable practices and the preservation of heirloom flowers and vegetables.

A working garden for gardeners, with new projects always on the go and ideas to take home to your patch. Heronswood delights throughout the changing seasons, with the warmer summer months bringing the stunning perennials into full show.

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