Where I Grow From

Watering at the Northey Street City Farm plots

I first started experimenting with growing things in my grandparents garden which is in the Brisbane suburb of Salisbury. It’s the namesake of my business Salisbury Grange and my grandparents and their garden and way of life is the biggest influence on me and my business.

When I bought a property of my own in Toowoomba, I also cultivated an organic garden there and many of the seeds I sell have been grown both in Salisbury and Toowoomba.

I am now back in my hometown of Brisbane and am lucky enough to have some plots at the tranquil Northey Street City Farm. Despite having the plots, I actually do a lot of growing and testing of my seeds in my own home garden. I swing between growing veggies in Autumn, bee-friendly flowers in Spring, and dahlias in Summer to test and enjoy all of my seeds.

Here’s some photos:

My summer bee-friendly flower garden at home

Sweet peas growing up a trellis at my Toowoomba property

Picking Autumn veggies with Banjo in my Brisbane backyard

On Another Note

The number one comment I get from people who had started a home garden is: “Possums ate my veggies!”

While I actually haven’t had any possum issues myself, my dog Banjo ran over my newly planted spring garden twice and when I first planted my bee-friendly garden at Northey Street City Farm, a bush turkey dug up half of my seedlings and I had to re-do all the work, so you’ll notice the simple chicken wire structures I put around all my gardens to keep them safe. I use $7 bird netting from Bunnings over them which also works a treat. Hope that helps someone!