Gardening services

Want to grow veggies but need help?

I offer two main services - companion gardening and vegetable gardening

What is my companion gardening service?

  • I work alongside you in your home garden - this might be your vegetable patch, or another type of garden.

  • Gardening becomes more achievable and enjoyable.

  • I reduce both the mental and physical load.

  • You still access all the benefits of gardening.

  • I’m also early childhood and postpartum care trained. This means I work in a way that can involve children and that supports mothers (or anyone in a mothering role).

You might be:

  • a new gardener wanting to learn

  • an experienced gardener needing some help

  • a busy parent wanting to grow food with your children

  • a person with a disability keen to access gardening

  • an elder who wants to retain control of their garden, who would like an extra set of hands

  • someone who benefits from body doubling.

I bring:

  • tools, seedlings, soil, mulch and other materials

  • a smile

  • a willingness to chat, listen or just work in companionable silence.

What is my vegetable gardening service?

  • I garden for you, helping you grow beautiful produce at home, working in your vegetable garden.

  • We talk about what produce you'd like, and how you'd like your garden to look and feel.

  • You can pick your harvest, or I can help with that too.

  • As bonus offerings I can:

    • help you plan what to make with your produce

    • help you cook or preserve it so you get maximum use from the things you grow.

For more information, see the FAQs page.

Vegetable gardening and companion gardening timeslots are available.

To find out more or request a free site visit, call Joanna on 0438 577 688, complete the contact form or email joanna@mothernatureconnection.com.au.

Therapeutic horticulture

Coming soon - working towards full membership of Therapeutic Horticulture Australia

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My land has always been a place of joy and beauty, but I didn’t feel confident enough to take on certain projects alone. Working with Joanna has changed that. She comes alongside me with knowledge, preparation, and encouragement, so I get to be part of the process rather than handing it all over to someone else. Together we’ve started wicking boxes, we’re planning to revive my orchard, and she’s even helping me to make a memorial garden. With Joanna’s support, I’m learning, creating, and enjoying my land in new and meaningful ways.

I’ve been working with Joanna for a few months now and am really loving it. There’s a great sense of achievement seeing the progress we’ve made, and I like knowing that we’ll get a productive session in the garden each fortnight, even if I don’t have time for much in between. I’ve already started referring her to friends. And I’ll be recommending her to my mother’s friends too – she’d be perfect for helping older people too.

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Joanna has been helping us set up our veggie garden over the past few months and honestly, we couldn’t have done it without her. She’s completely transformed the space and made the whole process feel manageable and enjoyable.

Living on a busy property with kids around is never exactly calm or organised, but Joanna has fit in so naturally with our life. She’s been so patient and flexible, always working around the chaos and somehow making it all come together. One of the loveliest parts has been how much she’s involved the kids in the garden too - encouraging them to help, teaching them little things along the way, and making them genuinely excited about growing food. She’s incredibly knowledgeable and hardworking, but also just really lovely to have around. Nothing ever felt like too much trouble, and you can tell she genuinely cares about creating something that works for your family and lifestyle, not just something that looks good.

Thanks to Joanna, our veggie garden is now thriving and has become one of our favourite parts of our home. We’re so grateful for everything she’s done and would recommend her to anyone in a heartbeat.

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Mother Nature Connection

Supporting people to grow food and to connect to themselves, each other, and nature

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Acknowledgment of Country

I work, live and play on the unceded lands of the Wadandi people, and acknowledge them as the Traditional Custodians of Country. I recognise continuing connection to land, water and community, pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and am grateful for the sharing of knowledge.