Having grown up with a passion for nature inspired by many family camping trips, Tim went on to study Environmental Resource Management. After completing this study he went travelling through South East Asia, The Middle East and India, working for a time in the UK where his interest in gardening began. Upon returning to Australia he returned to study completing a Graduate Diploma in Horticulture. This lead to a career based around the idea of living lightly on the planet through gardening. The natural link between gardening and the broader environment was Permaculture. Tim worked in Bendigo at the Gravel Hill Community Permaculture Gardens for 3 years before joining the Digger’s Club – Australia’s largest garden club. Tim believes that by growing sustainable, productive and ornamental gardens, we can all do our bit to reduce our impacts on an embattled planet.