Jo Keeble
FOUNDER, TENDED EARTH
Jo is passionate about tending and enhancing the wild, living beauty around her.
Following 6 years as Co-Director of Wild Urban Green (2019-2025), working with her team and clients to create beautiful wild-but-cared-for residential gardens, Jo is excited to expand her vision to community projects.
Eagerly seeking connection and involvement with community / shared open space plantings, projects dear to Jo’s heart and vision include her work with Banksia Gardens Community Services, Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek, Brunswick North West Primary School, Little Sprouts Program (with Carolyn Luder), and small-but-mighty rewilding efforts with her local community.
Jo holds a PhD in medical biology from the University of Melbourne. Her 15+ years spent as a researcher mean she brings self-drive, complex problem-solving skills and a love of collaboration and team-work. Tended Earth provides Jo with the opportunity to combine these strengths with her love of plants and the land to develop positive ecological events and programs for local communities.
Projects
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High School Wilding
Joint project between Tended Earth and Brunswick Secondary College Parents Association to create three new wild gardens with the school community.
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Co-restoration of Yakai Barring
Collaborative project between Tended Earth, Living Dirt Landscapes, Friends of Yakai Barring, and Merri-bek City Council to engage primary school staff, students and local families in the on-going restoration and care of Yakai Barring.
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Re-wilding our Creek
A joyful community project created during lockdown, subsequently extended and enhanced by work and support from Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek, Merri-bek City Council, and Melbourne Water.
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Supporting Hort Students
Hands-on learning opportunities for Horticultural students interested in community/open-space projects.