Green Gecko Studios is an Adelaide garden design studio specialising in design and advice for vegetable, coastal and native gardens.
From a complete garden redesign to help for maintenance and planning of a vegetable garden, we offer a personalised service for your needs.
Reduce your ecological footprint by growing your own vegetables, or by growing indigenous plants which survive on local rainfall and without fertilisers.
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December 2011: Two gardens designed by Green Gecko Studios for the City of Holdfast Bay have won medals in the government category of the SA Sustainable Landscape Native Garden Awards 2011. The Civic Centre garden won gold and the Kingston Park Yurlo Wirra Garden (formerly the Carter House Native Garden) won a silver medal for the second year in a row. The judges' comments will be available at Sustainable Landscapes Native Garden Awards 2011.
October 2011: Woodend Primary School will feature in November's Adelaide Kitchen Garden tour with Maggie Beer: http://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/events/foundation-events/view/701A00000002aAIIAY/adelaide-kitchen-garden-schools-tour-with-maggie-beer
May 2011: After a successful Open Garden day, New photos of Woodend Primary School's kitchen garden uploaded.
March 2011: As the garden specialist for Woodend Primary School, Monina wrote an article for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation on producing a bumper harvest. Surprising results can be achieved using heirloom vegetables in your garden. http://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/news/news-item/54/woodend-ps-producing-a-bumper-harvest-with-heirloom-vegetables
October 2010: The Kingston Park 'Yurlo Wirra' Coastal Garden (formerly the Carter House Block) has been selected as one of the gardens on the Sustainable Landscapes Native Garden Trail.
May 2010: The City of Holdfast Bay Council has agreed to rename the Carter House Native Garden to the Kingston Park 'Yurlo Wirra' Coastal Garden. The European name is used with a Kaurna name:'Yurlo' means cliff and 'Wirra' means forest.
February 2010: The Carter House Native Garden wins silver medal in the Sustainable Landscapes Native Garden Awards 2010 .
Monina Gilbey is an Adelaide garden designer who established Green Gecko Studios to provide an environmentally-friendly garden design service. Monina is passionate about plants and creating a garden for your family which suits your needs and your lifestyle.
Monina is a garden specialist with Woodend Primary School, a Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden school. As Monina has experience with planning a kitchen garden, she can help you plan and maintain your own garden.
Monina also has experience with native and indigenous plants and can help you grow your own waterwise garden.
Costs depend on the type of service you choose for your garden. You can choose from a one-off consultation, a garden refresh, or a complete redesign.
Garden consultations start from $180 per hour. As a guide, costs for a scaled, labelled plan start at $1000.
Projects have included the City of Holdfast Bay Civic Centre, tne Kingston Park Yurlo Wirra Coastal Garden and a Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden for Woodend Primary School.
The Kingston Park Yurlo Wirra Garden won a silver medal in the public gardens category of the 2010 Sustainable Landscape Awards. The garden has also been added to the Sustainable Landscapes Native Garden Trail .
Click here for an on-line portfolio of these projects.
Green Gecko Studios
PO Box 1076
GLENELG SOUTH SA 5045
Australia
Phone: 0418 479 097
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