Author: John Tucker

Blitz 145 in Pascoe Vale

The Six States of Permablitz: An emotional journey through the blitz day. First there’s the three E’s; excitement, enthusiasm, energy. The sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky as a veritable army...

Blitz 143 in Burwood

A cold windy wintery day was not enough to dampen the spirits of the crowd of volunteers that turned up for this blitz in Burwood! Pre blitz, the design team assembled the first 6...

Blitz 142 in Upwey

As I drove out of the city towards the omnipresent misty Dandenongs last Sunday, I couldn’t help but have the feeling that this was not going to be a run of the mill garden...

Blitz 138 and 140 in Warrandyte

An unusual one plus one blitz plus return out in Warrandyte, after the designers (VEG) and many of the participants expressed a desire at the end of the first day to come back for...

Blitz 139 in Thornbury

Thornbury: A boutique blitz in the Northern suburbs, was an absolute cracker. The host, Sheryl, had quite a bit to say about it all… As the blitz approached, 25 people had booked in after...

Blitz 137: Carnegie

The last blitz of Summer heralded the first chill of Autumn – and occasional breaks due to showers! This day down in the South-Eastern suburbs saw a grassy, run-down and neglected alley… …transformed in...