Garden Retrofit Ideas & Tips
Over my Christmas break I plan to start my project converting some unused stables into a teaching venue and turning […]
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Hugelkulture Garden Bed
Down the back of my yard there was an ugly pile of old rotting stumps and logs. They had been
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Planting Multiple Trees in one Hole
About 2 years ago I went to get some fruit trees from Engall’s Nursery at Dural. I targeted Engall’s (rather
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Building a New Chicken Home
I know many of you have been affected by the severe weather we have had in NSW over the previous
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Bushfire Protection Garden Design
Last night we needed to be evacuated from our home due to bushfire threat. A fire had jumped containment lines
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Creating a Balanced Ecosystem Pond
The permablitz I ran at Girraween on the weekend was my most exciting yet. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy
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February 2019 – Design PermaBlitz
On the weekend I ran a design PermaBlitz. This means that rather than having a Blitz where we all work
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Creating a Food Forest
On the weekend a group of PDC students viewed my property as part of their course. It was wonderful being
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Right Plant, Wrong Location – April 2018 PermaBlitz
Our April permablitz had the usual list of jobs (build new raised garden beds, plant fruit trees, prune, etc) but
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