FIMBY - food in my back yard

Garden Consultation

$55

Sometimes you just want to pick someone’s brains or confirm your thoughts about what you plan to do in the backyard.  If you don’t think you need a full design package, we can visit and conduct an on the spot assessment and leave you with a sketch map or notes for refurbishing or starting afresh in your garden. We can examine existing fruit or berry plantings, recommend the best place for compost, chickens, propagating areas, and give you details of materials and suppliers that we recommend. Visit takes around 1 hour.

Garden Craft Program

$154 / month for 10 months

Our 10 month ‘mentoring’ program in your own garden. We visit each month and demonstrate / guide you in all aspects of home food gardening. Our curriculum includes understanding soil, fertilising, pest control, watering, compost making, seed saving, garden planning. We provide all annual veg and herb seeds and seedlings, a garden diary and notes, email and phone support. We can provide manure, lime, fertiliser, trellis support and mulches at cost, and bring them to your door, or organise to have them delivered.

Raised bed packages

$250 - $800

Our “Ready to grow” raised bed packages are a great way to get started simply and quickly using durable corrugated steel or hardwood garden beds. You select the materials, colours and sizes for your bed or beds, and we organise delivery and filling with soil. We provide all seeds and seedlings, help you to plant them, label the plantings, and install a soaker hose irrigation system that your regular hose can click into.  Then stand back and watch it grow. Great gift idea! Go to our Raised bed package page for further detailed information.

Food garden design

Starting from scratch?We can help you decide what should go where. We’ll visit your place, assess your site, talk about your vision for your garden and what you like to eat. We then create a concept plan showing areas for vegetable and herb beds, fruit, berries and nuts, chickens (if you want them) and composting areas. We develop an establishment plan with quantity and cost of materials needed, and where to get them. We also create a vegie planting plan, factoring in your food preferences, site information, companion planting and crop rotation needs.

Establishment

Quote varies

Not sure how to make it all happen? We can source and supply materials and manage set up of your garden areas, using our trusted labourers and contracting partners. We will give you a detailed quote showing cost breakdown before work starts. When it’s ready, we help you plant according to your plan, and provide all annual vegetable and herb seed and seedlings, plus perennial herb seedlings. We will help you label all plantings. We can also help you plant fruit trees, berries, or demonstrate pruning, trellis setup or mulching.

Garden Fairies

$100 for 2 FIMBY people for 1 hour

Love home grown produce but don’t have time to be in the garden? The Garden Fairies can help! We can visit your garden on a one off basis or regularly (weekly, fortnightly, monthly depending on the need), and harvest, plant, weed, mulch, manage pests, water, whatever needs doing. We’ll even make jam for you from your excess fruit or rhubarb! The Garden Fairies can water and look after your garden while you’re away, or give you a ‘boost’ to get rampant weeds under control. Discounts available for regular Garden Fairies visits.

FIMBY Network

$176 / year

A great network if you’re happy with your garden but would still like to share and learn with other gardeners. Your subscription entitles you to the monthly FIMBY newsletter where you’ll find a ‘what to do now’ section. You’ll receive a garden diary and notes for recording info, plus invitations and discount rates for our monthly informal gatherings, garden tours, workshops, seminars, food preserving sessions. Members receive one free FIMBY consultation visit each year. CLICK HERE to download our FIMBY Network Subscription form.

Lunch Box Gardens

Quote varies

Pick your own lunch at work! We can help your organisation design and install a food garden at your workplace. We provide ongoing support and guidance, and supply all seed, seedlings and other needs. We can get you established, and if required visit monthly to provide a structured training program for the gardening team. Workplace gardens are a fantastic way to enhance team well being, create connection and community in the workforce, and demonstrate commitment to sustainable working environment.