Organised by local community group Slow Food Singleton

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About

Visit 3 local gardens in & around Singleton in the NSW Hunter Valley. We had our main Garden Trail on Sun 30 March, but 2 were not able to open then because of the previous heavy rainfall, so we are offering reduced price tickets to see those, plus another one reopening!

Chat with the gardeners to learn about techniques for growing vegetables, fruits & other edibles. Learn about gardening successes and failures, and how you can grow food in your own garden.

Choose the gardens that you want to visit and make your own itinerary for the day. Addresses and details of gardens will be sent to ticket holders.

* Previous ticketholders can access these gardens with their 30 March ticket & already have all these details

Proudly organised by local community group Slow Food Singleton www.facebook.com/slowfoodsingleton and featuring the gardens of members.

A summary of each garden is further down this page.

Location

TICKETS PRICES ARE:

• $8 adult
• $15 family
• $4 Slow Food Singleton current financial member or 30 March Trail volunteers

Please purchase via the 'Get tickets' button. They are only available online here.

ACCESS TO GARDENS
You will need to provide your own transport to each garden.
Ticketholders will receive full details of the addresses, opening hours and accessiblity of each garden.
Please note that these gardens are not suitable for wheelchair/mobility walker access.
Pets are strictly NOT allowed on the Trail, and children need to be closely supervised.
Note that Trail day will run regardless of the weather; a bit of rain doesn't deter gardeners!

A summary of the gardens:
Below are photos & descriptions of each garden (addresses & details will be sent to ticketholders). 

1. A garden approx 10km from Singleton (open 10am-2pm)

This large and open garden is in a rural setting, surrounded by paddocks. The house garden, established 15 years ago, has raised recycled wood and rock-edged beds. There are citrus & fruit trees, seasonal vegetables are grown randomly and a lot of vegetables are self sown. The gardens are well mulched with hay and there is also a greenhouse.

 2. A garden at Glendonbrook (approx 35km east of Singleton) (open 10-3pm)

The orchard is the feature of this rural property. It contains peaches, plums, apricots, apples, avocado, fig, pear, oranges and a small grove of 100 year old quince trees. There are also strawberries, The house garden contains mixed fruit trees; lemon, pecan, mulberry, apple and peaches. The gardener is trialling growing an olive tree and lilly pillies.

3. A garden in Jerrys Plains (approx 37km west of Singleton) (open 10am to 1pm)

This garden was established on a rural residential block at the edge of the Jerrys Plains township three years ago, on compacted clay soil, heavy with rocks and extreme exposure to westerly and southerly winds. There is a high diversity of planting that includes many fruit trees, a small olive grove, seasonal vegetables, herbs and medicinal plants (Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs). Raised garden beds using the Hugel method are also set in the garden. All are integrated into a diverse collection of plants that provide micro climates for the food plants and habitat for local wildlife. Swales are used to capture rainfall. All plant material is recycled through the worm farm and composting beds.

 PLUS: Singleton Community Garden and Bush Tucker Garden social gardening each Sunday

Although not part of the ticketed trail on 6th April, the Singleton Community Garden (46 Bathurst St Singleton) hosts 'Social Gardening' each Sunday morning 9-12 so you can drop in during that time on Sun 6th (or any other Sunday!) to see their gardens and the Bush Tucker garden. Chat with the gardeners there - or maybe join up!
(Note that the ticket sales, stalls and activity there on our main Trail on 30 March will NOT be there on Sun 6th).
 

Questions?

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If you'd like to join local community group Slow Food Singleton (just $20/yr) please fill out the form at https://form.jotform.com/213097318871865