The Bilby Garden

The small, raised food garden

The Bilby Garden is compact and sturdy. It has the capacity to yield a generous amount of organic food, grown at an accessible height for easy harvesting. Built by hand from recycled roofing iron, the garden bed has an elevated floor that provides ample growing depth whilst keeping the garden self-contained. The floor also prevents chemical leeching from contaminated soil and acts as a deterrent for bandicoots, nut grass, tree roots, rodents and common garden weeds.

The fully installed Bilby Garden is filled to the brim with an organic soil mix that is fertility-boosted with biochar, worm castings and organic nutrients. This particular supplementation improves the long-term microbiology of the soil, in turn supplying the garden with the necessary elements to produce healthy plants year after year. The garden is planted with a seasonal pick of locally grown organic seedlings including leafy greens, root crops, climbers and companion herbs.