Unconventional Techniques for Planting Fruit Trees
I am a controversial gardener. I never go with the norm and am constantly trying new ideas. Bury the entire tree until just the top leaves are showing? Check! Three…
I am a controversial gardener. I never go with the norm and am constantly trying new ideas. Bury the entire tree until just the top leaves are showing? Check! Three…
I wanted a quick and easy project to fill a couple of hours this afternoon. Deciding to do a little herb garden on the veranda I came up with the…
A swale is a trench dug on perfect contour which fills with water when it rains and soaks into the soil rather than being lost down the hill possibly creating…
Keeping water up to the plants in my garden which are particularly thirsty can be an issue for me since I am solely reliant on tank water on my property.…
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…
Down the back of my yard there was an ugly pile of old rotting stumps and logs. They had been waiting patiently for me to make a hugelkultur garden bed…
Sydney is finally expecting some solid rain for an extended period of time. Now is a great time to direct sow seeds and let Mother Nature water your garden for…
The permablitz I ran at Girraween on the weekend was my most exciting yet. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy doing the raised garden beds, the pruning, the planting, the…
On the weekend a group of PDC students viewed my property as part of their course. It was wonderful being able to share all of the things that I have…