Grow – All Gardens Great & Small by Sophie’s Patch I believe that gardens and gardening hold the solution to many of the problems we face, such as the cost-of-living crisis, food insecurity, a lack of affordable nutrient dense food, a lack of social connection and the epidemic of loneliness. Other problems we face are […]
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Wild Thing by Sophie’s Patch I believe that gardens and gardening hold the solution to many of the problems we face, such as the cost-of-living crisis, food insecurity, a lack of affordable nutrient dense food, a lack of social connection and the epidemic of loneliness. As the average backyard gets smaller and smaller, many people
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Gardens connect us in profound ways. This 2024 Royal Adelaide Show show garden was embraced by visitors and sparked conversations and inspired people to try their own home garden projects. People seemed to particularly resonate with the themes it tried to demonstrate, like Gardens connecting us to Nature and Cooler, Greener, Wilder Backyards, to the
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A big focus at Sophie’s Patch over the past month has been preparing for my feature garden Grow Up at the 2022 Royal Adelaide Show which opens in just five weeks on Saturday 5th September. This is my twelfth (or 13th because it was built for the cancelled 2021 show and has been changed and
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My 2017 feature garden Habitat is inspired by the fact that we live at a time when urban habitat is under threat and every backyard has the potential to make a difference. I believe gardens should provide habitat to all the creatures that live there, including birds, bees, butterflies, beneficial insects, frogs, lizards, micro bats
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Sophie runs fun, gardening centred, workshops throughout the year for everyone from complete beginners to experienced gardeners wanting to learn something new. Workshops are held across SA and usually include morning or afternoon tea and all materials. Where appropriate Sophie also invites experts in the field to join the workshops to help answer all your
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Elements within Grow Up include: The Verge When space is limited, consider the often-underutilised land out the front of your home – the verge. Nature strips or verges can be vital to help mitigate the urban heat island effect, create habitat and support food security and local food systems, not to mention they can look
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