Episode 137: Kate Wall – Your garden as a living artwork

13 Nov

‘The garden itself is a living artwork’
- Kate Wall

Kate is a Brisbane-based garden consultant, author and edible weeds expert. She teaches a style of gardening that works in harmony with nature, creating fertile, flourishing spaces that are a haven for wildlife.

Listen to hear more about:

The children’s book that was significant in shaping Kate’s idea of the perfect garden.
The importance of creating diversity in the garden.
Weeds and what they can tell us about our soil.
Ways that nature journaling can help you as a gardener.
Keeping a garden journal and deciding what to put on your page.
The importance of soil for creating healthy plants.
Using maps to observe changes in the garden.
Edible weeds, their uses and benefits.
How nature journaling can help us learn plant identification.

Find out more about Kate on her website: www.katewall.com.au. You can also see more from Kate on Instagram @katewallgardening.

You can take Kate’s online course here: Get Started Gardening.

Kate and her garden were featured in a segment on Gardening Australia and you can watch that video here: Blooming Shade.

The children’s book that inspired Kate so much was called Lemonade Serenade.