Previous workshops
My Smart Garden hosts a range of events and workshops to encourage sustainable gardening.
Missed out on a recent event? We have you covered - check out the recording links on this page that are categorised under the five themes of Food, Shelter, Habitat, Water & Waste or follow the link below to book in to our upcoming workshops.
Workshop recordings
Food
Beginner's guides
- Backyard Beekeeping for Beginners - April 2022
- Food Gardening for Beginners - September 2021
- Know your soil - March 2021
- Beginners guide to growing veggies - February 2021
- Introduction to backyard chickens - August 2020
- Permaculture Primer - August 2020
- Beginners guide to growing your own veggies - August 2020
Ask an expert sessions
- With Karen Sutherland - March 2022
- With Karen Sutherland & Kat Lavers - May 2021
- With Karen Sutherland - August 2020
- With Kat Lavers - May 2020
Seed Saving, Propagation & Grafting
- Raising vegetable seedlings - September 2021
- Growing vegetables from seed - August 2021
- Propagation Workshop - June 2021
- Grafting workshop - March 2021
- Seed saving and propagation 101 - March 2021
- Propagation 101 - September 2020
- Heirloom Seed Saving - June 2020
Preserving
- Preserving Your Backyard Olive Harvest - April 2022
- Lacto-Fermentation for Beginners - August 2021
- Storing and preserving your garden harvest - July 2020
- Fermenting Veggies for Kids - October 2020
- Preserving for Christmas - December 2020
- The art of preserving - April 2021
- Homemade sodas from you garden - November 2021
Pest management
Growing productive trees
- Backyard fruit - jobs to do in Spring - November 2020
- Backyard Olives - April 2020
- Summer Pruning - February 2022
Miscellaneous
- Your cool season veggie patch - March 2022
- Small space big harvest - Jan 2022
- Create your own food forest- November 2021
- Designing a small productive garden- October 2021
- Grow herbs at home - October 2021
- Garden design for renters - October 2021
- Backyard chickens and quail - September 2021
- Asian Greens - August 2021
- Edible Native Gardens - June 2021
- Climate resilient food gardens - May 2021
- Getting the most out of your wicking bed - March 2021
- Building a climate resilient future - November 2020
- Identifying local edible weeds - September 2020
- Know your soils - September 2020
- Creating an edible native garden - June 2020
- Regrow Your Vegetable Scraps - May 2020
- Growing in Small Spaces - May 2020
Habitat
- Bee a pollinator a family friendly webinar - February 2022
- Habitat Gardens in Hobsons Bay - February 2022
- A practical guide to creating a wildlife-friendly Australian Garden - September 2021
- Habitat Gardens in Hobsons Bay - August 2021
- Creating a Habitat Garden in Brimbank - August 2021
- Habitat gardens - February 2021
- Habitat Gardening - June 2021
- Balcony Biodiversity - May 2021
- Nature strip gardening - February 2021
- Vertical garden walls - November 2020
- Habitat Gardens in Hobsons Bay - August 2020
- Create a habitat garden - August 2020
