Some examples of our work across Melbourne are shown here. Please contact us if you would like to discuss a particular edible garden design for your outdoor area.
Winter veggies growing in a raised cypress garden bed
South Yarra Garden Bed from above. A relaxing, aesthetic, low maintenance and productive space!
Children tend to the Gardiner Preschool Community Herb Garden
Cypress Sleepers are chemical free. So they are perfect for garden beds in children’s play areas.
An indoor edible herb garden we installed and maintain for the REA Group in Richmond. The Hub’s floor to ceiling, north-facing windows are perfect for growing veggies.
The Gardiner Preschool Community Herb Garden is conveniently located next to the path parents walk along when picking up their children from kinder.
The CH James Cafe courtyard has been fitted out with custom bench seating made from up-cycled timber
Four wicking beds that we installed in a beautiful garden in Hawthorn East
Gardiner Preschool Community Herb Garden
Parents and friends of Gardiner Preschool are encouraged to harvest herbs for cooking with at home.
Three raised, cypress sleeper veggie gardens. Installed and awaiting soil.
Winter veggies growing in a raised cypress garden bed
We can make cypress sleeper veggie raised garden beds to any shape or size
Gardiner Presechool Community Herb garden is now well established and the parents are making good use of this fantastic resource.
We offer garden maintenance services all over Melbourne
We installed this kitchen garden prior to the house going on the market. The Real Estate agent thought it would improve the value of the property.
CH James Cafe edible courtyard garden, a great place to meet and eat!
We believe that everyone should have access to a productive gardening space.
The CH James edible Courtyard garden incorporates lots of terracotta pots
Edible gardening is a great way to support children to discover the seasons and our food produciton
Our raised veggie beds are made from roughsawn cypress sleepers, logged and cut locally. We can make them to any height.
Giant Edible Trellis Week 26
Leaf, Root & Fruit make raised veggie gardens out of cypress sleepers
Our blog also has seasonal recipes for using up your produce. This one was a Winter Veggie Quiche, Yum!
Tending a lemon tree during a Primary School Incursion
Four wicking beds we installed in a beautiful garden in Hawthorn East
Planting seeds as part of the children’s kindergarten planting program
It is important that your strawberry runners are planted into the soil at the correct depth
Our cypress sleeeper veggie garden beds are great for people with mobility issues
A large veggie patch we’ve been involved with, full of lettuce and celery
Planted out cypress sleeper veggie garden bed
A fit out of four bespoke planter boxes. All made from upcycled pallets
Raised garden bed with a durable cage to keep out rats and possums
Demonstrating to the children some roots growing under the soil using hand gestures during a kinder incursion
Children watering the garden as part of a Primary School Incursion
We used some colourful pots for a great vertical herb garden in a narrow courtyard to save space
A cypress sleeper wicking bed with a seat
We offer kindergarten and child care incursions to provide children with opportunities to discover edible gardening
We even grow some of our own herbs and veggies in instant veggie crates
Vertical Wall garden at the kitchen window
We can help out with your container gardens as well!
Three raised garden beds planted with veggies at Heathmont Pre School
There’s nothing tastier than your own home-grown mandarins
Mentone PreSchool Veggie Patch
Raised Cypress Sleeper Garden Front Yard East Brunswick
One of our recent wicking bed installations in Hawthorn East
Apple crate gardens are great for growing herbs and veggies
One of the larger veggie patches we have been involved with. Plenty of salad greens
Leaf, Root & Fruit, Your local, edible garden specialists
We completely changed the front courtyard of this twon house in South Yarra. It’s gone from being a drab, barren wasteland to an aethestic, functional and productive space.
Leaf, Root & Fruit can prune your fruit trees
If you have a lot of fruit trees that need pruning, we can dispose of the prunings for you
Leaf, Root & Fruit are passionate about providing opportunities for children to discover veggie gardening
Raised Cypress Sleeper Garden Beds in a front yard in East Bunswick
During our kindergarten incursions we use a variety of verbal and visual mediums to support the children
Cypress Sleepers are perfect for raised garden beds.
Garlic leaping out of the soil in one of our planter boxes
A long narrow cypress sleeper veggie garden along a patio
The REA Group Edible Garden is situated in the staff tea room, called The Hub, where many of the staff have their lunch
Edible gardens are so much more than just veggies and herbs. We can help you with your citrus such as these lemons.
Another fantastic veggie patch we help plant out, plenty of corn and beans
Instant veggie crate gardens
Vertical Garden at Estelle Bistro in Northcote. It recently featured on Channel Nine’s The Hotplate
L-shaped Cypress Sleeper Garden Bed with a multilevel terrace
An experimental crop of peanuts that we grew. We’ll be growing them every summer from now on.
A vertical wall garden we designed to give a feeling of added depth to a courtyard
A tasty mix of herbs and veggies in an instant veggie crate garden
A spoon that we up-cycled into a distressed vintage sign
A square wicking bed made from cypress sleepers
Hanging Garden at Estelle Bistro in Northcote. It recently featured on Channel Nine’s The Hotplate
An L-shaped cypress sleeper raised garden bed
Cucumbers growing in a raised cypress sleeper veggie garden
A large herb garden raised up to keep the dogs off
A long narrow cypress garden bed, ready for planting herbs
A small cypress sleeper garden bed chock full of veggies
A long narrow cypress sleeper veggie garden along a patio
A raised cypress sleeper veggie garden ready to plant with herbs
The Glenferrie Road horses look fantastic standing on our apple crate installations
The pumpkins and new guinea beans are racing to the top of the trellis.
South Yarra Veggie Garden in a front courtyard
Duncan from Leaf, Root & Fruit helping to set up the crates
Mentone PreSchool had us install this garden bed for the children to plant out.
The REA Group Edible Garden Wicking Bed Indoor Herb Garden.
Apple Crate Garden Bed on Castors, perfect for balconies!
Massive raised garden bed made out of cypress sleepers in Ferntree Gully. No need to bend over to work in this garden!
Vertical Garden at Estelle Bistro in Northcote. It recently featured on Channel Nine’s The Hotplate
An Edible Garden Makeover prior to a House Auction in Wantirna
Empty cypress sleeper garden beds in Brunswick East, just waiting for the premium 5 way mix soil!
Raised Garden Bed in Ferntree Gully
South Yarra Herb and Veggie Garden Raised Cypress Garden Bed with bench seating
