There are many reasons to get out in the garden, the physical activity from gardening makes it a great exercise and it can be good for helping reduce stress. Also produce from your garden provides fresh healthy food for you and your family.
If you don’t have space at home, you could connect with a community garden in your area. Community gardens are a great way to meet your community, learn gardening skills and share produce.
Wyndham City is a participating Council of My Smart Garden a free sustainable gardening program that helps you get started growing food and transforming your outdoor space (yards, balconies or pots) into a beautiful, functional garden.
Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) has produced a booklet Home Harvest in Wyndham. The booklet has been customised for Wyndham making it relevant for our local soils, microclimates, native vegetation and local garden businesses.
Wyndham Seed Library
What is a Seed Library?
The Wyndham Seed Library aims to build food resilience and promote sustainable gardens by supporting local community, share seeds and grow their own produce and habitat gardens.
Growing from the Seed Library is a great way for children and young people to learn about the life cycle of plants and sustainable gardening.
Seed library members can collect 3 seed packets per month from either our Point Cook or Manor Lakes Seed Library locations for free.
Edible Garden Tips with Craig Castree
In partnership with local Horticulturist Craig Castree, Wyndham has developed a series of videos to get with some advice on getting started in your garden.
Gardening Resources
Sustainable Gardening Australia
Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) is a not-for-profit non-government organization dedicated to helping you achieve a healthy biodiverse, vibrant and sustainable garden.
Raingardens
Raingardens are self-watering, low maintenance gardens designed to protect our rivers and creeks, by capturing stormwater which runs off hard surfaces after it rains.