Surviving The Frost
Where I live we received our first frost about a week ago. Our climate is warming and this year our first frost of the season came about 1 month later…
Fallen Tree becomes Summer Shade, Trellis and Fertiliser
When the storm a few weeks ago brought down two wattle trees on top of my vegetable garden I was (understandably) devastated. I was desperate to bring in the chainsaw…
Bushfire Protection Garden Design
Last night we needed to be evacuated from our home due to bushfire threat. A fire had jumped containment lines and was heading our way. Fortunately the wind changed direction…
Mapping Garden Sun and Shadows
The 2018 June solstice is only a couple of days away, falling on Thursday, June 21. For those in the southern hemisphere, the June solstice marks the time when days…
Helping your Garden Survive Summer
As belting hot summer temperatures descend upon us we gardeners start thinking about how to protect our precious trees and plants from the furnace. It is often repeated that summer…
Passive Irrigation Techniques
As explosive thunderstorms and torrential rain passed over us last Thursday night I was rejoicing. Our property exists exclusively on rain water and our water tanks were desperately low. That…
