Good Organic Gardening

THE GARDENER’S GARDENER

Who do you call when you want a nice garden but don’t know where to start? Or you just need a bit of a hand? Try craft gardener Robert Wilson.

Robert, who lives on a suburban block in the western suburbs of Brisbane with partner Chelsea Allan, her three children and Louie, the black and white rescue cat, has made a successful career of gardening, garden design and workshopping.

For many years, he says, he struggled with the term “gardener” when he knew as a professional fully trained horticulturist he had far more to off er than just lawn mowing, hedging, quick garden makeovers and

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