Learn How to Design Your Own Beautiful Edible Garden
Create a thriving edible garden with just 5 minutes a day — no matter where you live.
Whether you’re growing herbs on a sunny ledge or tending raised beds in the backyard, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
In just a few minutes daily, you can give your garden exactly what it needs to go from seedling to harvest — using simple, proven techniques that work all year round.
Mel Chamberlain, founder of Greensteading, shows you how to create beautiful, productive gardens in small pockets of time.
- Live with rhythm and roots
- Learn Sun & Site Mapping
- Design Functional Growing Zones
- Plan Your Seasonal Layout
- Choose What to Plant When
- Build Healthy Soil Naturally
- Use Companion Planting Techniques
- Maximise Small Garden Spaces
- Create Beautiful Edible Spaces
- Grow with Just 5 Minutes
- Path to get started today
- Build a Garden Habit
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The Eight Implementation Steps
Reconnect with Your Rhythm
Design a lifestyle that supports your unique values.
Clarify your values, daily flow, and long-term vision so your garden and lifestyle support what matters most.
Read the Land and Light.
Understand your site before you plant a thing.
Learn how to map sun, shade, wind, slope, and moisture — no matter the size or location of your site.
Design Your Edible Layout
Create a beautiful, practical garden plan.
Use the Greensteading zoning method to design an efficient, intuitive layout that works with your space and time.
Plan with the Seasons
Grow the right plants at the right time.
Learn how to work with seasonal rhythms and build a planting schedule you can follow year after year.
Build Healthy Garden Systems
Let nature do more of the work.
Create simple, sustainable systems for composting, watering, fertilising and pest control that support long-term garden health.
Plant, Grow & Nurture
Feel confident through every stage of growth
Learn how to sow, transplant, water, and tend with ease—whether you’re growing in pots or raised beds.
Harvest & Eat with Intention
Bring the joy of your garden into your kitchen.
Harvest confidently, cook simply, and embrace seasonal eating that nourishes you body and soul.
Live it Every Day
Create a 5-minute daily rhythm that works.
Discover how to maintain your garden with ease and integrate it into your daily life in a way that brings peace and purpose.
Design your beautiful edible garden the Greensteading way — join us and grow a life you love.
Before You Enrol: FAQs
Not at all. The Greensteading method can be applied to small urban balconies, suburban blocks, or larger rural gardens. We teach you how to design a productive and beautiful edible space—no matter your starting point.
Absolutely. This course is designed with beginners in mind, but packed with practical insights even seasoned gardeners will love. We guide you step by step using our proven Greensteading layout system.
We focus on low-maintenance, seasonal systems that can thrive with as little as 5 minutes a day of care. It’s all about creating sustainable beauty that fits your real lifestyle.
This isn’t just about planting vegetables. It’s about designing a holistic edible sanctuary—beautiful, functional, and soul-nourishing. You’ll learn to blend productivity with aesthetics using our signature Greensteading method.
You can start anytime. Once enrolled, you’ll get ongoing access to all modules and resources, so you can revisit and grow at your own pace.
If you’d like personalised guidance or have specific questions about your garden space, you can book a one-on-one consult with Mel — founder of GumnutCo, qualified life coach, and passionate horticulturist. These 1-hour phone or Zoom sessions are designed to give you tailored advice using the Greensteading method, helping you design and troubleshoot your edible garden with confidence.
Yes! If you’d prefer a face-to-face session or want to immerse yourself in the Greensteading lifestyle firsthand, we welcome you to book a stay at one of our eco-conscious retreats in Central Gippsland — Banjos Cabin or Gumnut Cottage. It’s the perfect way to experience the garden systems, layout principles, and slow-living rhythms we teach, all in a beautiful and inspiring real-life setting. You can also arrange an in-person consult during your stay.
Customer Reviews
Mel is one of the kindest and most thoughtful people we’ve ever met. Highly recommend.
Would recommend to anyone 😊.
Mel’s fast and kind responses were much appreciated. Thank you again for such a wonderful experience.
I can’t recommend Mel enough! She seriously went above and beyond. If anyone else is considering this .. go for it!
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