Tomorrow, Saturday March 15th, the Hamilton Permaculture Trust is celebrating the 7th birthday of the Sustainable Backyard at Hamilton Gardens.
Part of the day is open to the public, when there are two interesting speakers in the Sustainable Backyard garden.
1.30pm Lynda Hallinan "Self-sufficiency in the city"
Lynda is the editor of the NZ Gardener and famed for her experiment in self'sufficiency in her urban garden, spending only $10 a week in the supermarket and bartering.
2.30pm Iain Trousdell "Creative secrets of water and how to use water sustainably"
Iain is passionate about water's life sustaining properties and will inform people of the vital importance and beauty of water. The flow form in our garden was made by Iain.