Vasili's Garden

Enviro Soldiers

Hi kids,

I’m Rachael Recycler and I’m going to teach you everything you need to know about recycling, from the paper that you use at school to even recycling your own bath tub that your mum and dad don’t use anymore.

Did you know along time ago people didn’t know much about recycling, so things that were old and not used anymore were buried in the ground at a place called the ‘Tip’ or even in their back yard.

Recycling has become a very important process for everyone around the world! What this means is that everything we make as humans today should be recycled and not buried because worms can’t eat materials like plastic and it’s certainly not good for the environment either.

1. Don’t through out old rag clothing, you can cut them into long strips and use them to tie up your plants to garden stakes. It’s better than using string or plastic twine because the cloth is soft and it won’t damage the plant.

2. Use pruned branches from your trees as garden stakes to help your peas and bean plants to grow. Just prune the branches off the tree, clean the small twigs and they ready to use.

3. Reuse polystyrene boxes, fill them with seed raising soil and sow your vegetable and flower seeds in them.

Aluminium cans that are made from recycled aluminium only use 5% of the same energy used to make new aluminium cans

It takes more than 100 years for plastic to start breaking down in the earth, so it’s better to recycle it.

There are more and more recycling bins being installed in streets and shopping centres every day for everyone to use

Putting the right products in the right recycling bins saves lots of time for the people who have to empty them and it makes it a safer place for everyone to live.

Write to me and share your great Recycling tips and ideas so everyone else can learn about Recycling too!

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Vasili’s Garden Centre is now open for all to enjoy!

Come down to 21-25 Munro Street Coburg and enjoy a day at Vasili’s Garden. For your next planting adventure, at Vasili’s Garden we can provide you with all your planting needs for the garden and even the kitchen as well.

Learn how to cook some of Mama's secret recipes like Mousaka, Pan fried Gnocchi and many, many more. Cooking class are held daily in our auditorium for you and your family to come along and enjoy. Seating is limited so booking is essential.

Contact us

General: 1300 627 374

Garden: 9386 0491

Restaurant: 9948 4056

If you need some help in the garden Vasili and the team are always here to show you how to grow and prepare everything naturally. 2012 gardening classes include learning about Permaculture gardening, Progatatiing techniques, Compost making, Grafting techniques, Protecting your plants chemically free!

For all the healthy and natural ingredients you need, our organic supermarket will inspire you to cook up a feast that you and the family will never forget. And don’t worry if you don’t have a recipe, we have all that ready and available for you to take home as well.

Then after after the class, sit down to relax in our restaurant and enjoy a wonderfully fresh home style meal of your choice. The settings are truly amazing and the enviroment…. well that is just beautiful!!

Home of Vasili’s Garden is a place for all to enjoy!