Ballina Community Mens Shed
NSW Australia
An ongoing project for the Ballina Mens' Shed is the creation of a vegetable garden and the landscaping of the grounds around the shed and carpark. Watch it grow, develop and bloom.
All volunteers are most welcome.
We've begun a succulent garden beside the ramp with 20 varieties at the moment. november 23
Two hydrangeas, both grown from cuttings, are now flowering in the island garden bed. december 23
A pineapple top, brought in by Cedric nearly 2 years ago, is at last bearing fruit.
The vegetable gardens are overflowing in snow peas and garlic aug 2023
The azaleas near the front door are flowering straight from the pot (july 2023)
Both the Leptospernum rubrum nana and Leptospernum Cardwell are in profuse flower beside the BBQ july 2023
The Hibiscus plants are thriving and now blooming apr 2023
The stunning flowers of Calliandra brevipes, commonly called the the pink powder puff or shuttlecock april 2023
A Guzmania bromeliad in flower. The flowers can last several months and then the plant produces pups before dying.
The Ballina Mens Shed are starting a new venture, AIR B'B'B with the new 'Bee Happy Hotel' to encourage native bees to nest and feast on our beautiful flowers
A new low vegetable bed has been created and planted with a green manure, initially screened to stop the birds eating the seeds! mar2023
The grevillea hedge behind the shed - all trimmed and full of flowers mar 2023
Produce from the garden -
green capsicums, water melons, pumpkins and corn
Preparing the garden at the main entry for landscaping jan2023
The garden is planted out with carmellias and azallias mar 2023
An antique drill press, restored by Cedric has been mounted for display
A bed of carmellias planted
beside the BBQ
area July 22
A new watering circuit has been installed from the water tanks feeding retractable hoses around the garden and ready for an irrigation system for the vegetables jan2023
Melaleuca Snowstorm in full glory Oct 22
The first vegetable crops begins to flourish
Ozothamnus Radiance in flower Nov22
Strawberries beginning to fruit Oct22
Leptospernum hedge beside BBQ area beginning to blossom
JULY 2021: Preparing the garden bed behind the shed to enable the planting of a Grevillea Grove to attract the birds and bees
September 2021
The tube stock begin to emerge emerging
December 2021 The Grevillea bushes begin to bloom
March 2022. After lots of rain the bushes are thriving and beginning to attract the birds
October 2022
everything growing well
The first crops begins to bloom
Compost bins made to measure
A vertical garden constructed from guttering salvaged from the building.
JULY 2021: Preparing the garden bed behind the shed to enable the planting of a Grevillea Grove to attract the birds and bees
September 2021
The tube stock begin to emerge emerging
December 2021 The Grevillea bushes begin to bloom
March 2022. After lots of rain the bushes are thriving and beginning to attract the birds
October 2022
everything growing well
MAY 2021: The first chore was to clear the proposed area of cubby houses, compost bins, shrubs and stumps.
September 2021 -Raised vegetable beds now built and filled - ready for planing
Then a weed mat put down and covered with mulch.
