How Does Your Garden Grow?
Whether you're a green thumb or gardening novice, come along to a range of workshops this March and April to learn how to create an environmentally sustainable garden.
- Designing Your Waterwise Verge Garden
Sunday 4 May, 9.30 – 11.30am
City of Bayswater Civic Centre, 61 Broun Avenue, Morley
$10 per person
City of Bayswater residents are invited to this intensive workshop to plan their waterwise verge garden using locally native species.
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- How to Grow Beautiful Wildflowers in Pots
Thursday 15 May, 6 – 7.30pm
City of Bayswater Civic Centre, 61 Broun Avenue, Morley
$10 per person
Local plant lovers Rachel and Mike Green will show your which wildflowers grow well in pots and where to find them.
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- Home Composting Workshops
Sunday 25 May, 1 – 3pm
City of Bayswater Civic Centre, 61 Broun Avenue, Morley
Learn how to set up your own composting system at home to convert your kitchen scraps and garden clippings into useful compost.
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Saturday 24 May, 10am – 12pm
Enviro House, 125 King William Street, Bayswater
$10 per person
Join Permaculture Instructor Yan Toussaint for a Hot Composting Workshop in the Enviro House Garden.
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- What's Next in the Garden?
Saturday 24 May, 1.30 – 3pm
Enviro House, 125 King William Street, Bayswater
$10 per person
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Holidays in Nature – 2025 School Holiday Workshops
Young gardeners are invites to a range of hands-on April school holiday workshops presented in partnership with Enviro House. Come along to get your hands dirty and explore the wonder of the outdoors.
Ages 6 – 12
Tuesday 15 April, 10 – 11.30am
Bayswater Library, 25 King William Street
$10 per person
Enjoy an animal encounter with the team from Critters Up Close and learn more about the amazing animals living in your backyard.
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Ages 6 – 12
Wednesday 16 April, 10 – 11am
Robert Thompson Reserve, Noranda
Join the City of Bayswater’s Tree Services team to learn how we take care of our trees, and see our cherry picker and water truck in action.
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Ages 8 – 12
Tuesday 22 April, 10 – 11am
Enviro House, 125 King William Street, Bayswater
$10 per person
Discover the amazing world of worms and how they can help gardens grow. Each chil will take home a worm farm starter kit with easy-to-follow instructions.
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Ages 8 – 12
Wednesday 23 April, 10 – 11am
Enviro House, 125 King William Street, Bayswater
$10
Enjoy a colourful gardening experience and learn how to grow vibrant vegetables, herbs and flowers.
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Ages 4+
Wednesday 23 April, 4.15 – 5.15pm
City of Bayswater Depot, 15 Wright Street, Bayswater
Go behind the scenes at the City’s Depot, meet the City’s Parks and Gardens team and learn why the City of Bayswater is the Garden City.
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Ages 8 – 12
Thursday 24 April, 10 – 11am
Enviro House, 125 King William Street, Bayswater
$10 per person
Explore the magic of seeds with this fun, hands-on workshop. Children will harvest and prepare their own seed packets to take home.
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