Growing Great Fruit Trees

Ready to enjoy fresh fruit from your own backyard? 

This informative workshop is designed to help home gardeners grow healthy, productive fruit trees with confidence.

Whether you're planting your first tree or looking to improve your existing garden, you'll gain essential knowledge on how to care for fruit trees throughout the year.

In this workshop, you'll learn:

• How to choose and plant the right fruit trees for your garden

• Effective watering and irrigation techniques

• The benefits of mulching

• When and how to fertilise 

• Tips for netting and protecting your fruit

• How to identify and manage common pests and diseases

Join Willunga Fruit Tree Pruning for this session that will give you the tools and practical advice you need to nurture thriving fruit trees at home.

🌱 Grow smarter, harvest better.

NOTE: This workshop will not cover pruning. To get hands-on experience with pruning techniques register for Branching Out: A Hands-On Guide to Fruit Tree Pruning

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Location details and parking: This event is at Mitchell Park Neighbourhood Centre (Rooms A and B on the map) which is located inside the Mitchell Park Sports and Community Centre. Free parking is available in the carpark off of Moreland Avenue. A drop off option is also available in the carpark. Then, head through the main entrance doors via the flat open path. Once inside, immediately turn right towards the Neighbourhood Centre room.

Public transport: Mitchell Park Sports and Community Centre is accessible via bus. Local bus stops include:

• Stop 24 Marion Rd - East side which is a 700m walk via footpaths along Quick Road and Moreland Avenue to Mitchell Park Sports and Community Centre.

• Stop 25 Bradley Grove – East Side and 26 Bradley Grove West Side. Both are a 150 m walk to the Bradley Grove entrance to the centre.

You can also catch a train via the Flinders Line to Mitchell Park Railway Station which is a 300m walk to the Bradley Grove entrance to the centre.

Event schedule:

6:20 pm: Attendees arrive, grab a hot drink and light refreshments (tea, coffee and biscuits) and are seated

6:30 pm: Welcome, acknowledgement of country

6:40 pm: Growing great fruit trees presentation

Approx 7:20 pm: 10-minute break

8:00 pm: Event finishes

Event accessibility information:

Auditory: The presenter will use a voice amplifier system and will present the workshop verbally in English.

People with mobility aids, wheelchairs and prams: The carpark has accessible parking and is a short and flat walk to the front entrance. The front entrance door automatically opens. There is a clear pathway to the Neighbourhood Centre room and the door to this room will be open. The room will include seating around tables. Space will be saved for wheelchair users.

Power points: Power points are available in the Neighbourhood Centre room for charging accessibility devices.

Bathrooms: The centre has male, female and accessible bathrooms as well as a parenting room

Pease chat to us about your specific accessibility requirements so we can best support you to enjoy the event😊