So, a brief bit about gardening in sand, for that is really what our garden is built on. Very fine, grey, water repelling sand. As I have made note in other posts, I have found between the garden I had before (further down the street), the one we gardened before we moved into this house … Continue reading My tips for Gardening in Sandy Soils
Author: Petit Paradis
I am on a journey with my family to transition as closely as practicable to a state of self-reliance in suburbia. I practice permaculture principles in our house, garden and community. We are on the southern coast of Western Australia. To our north is the rest of the world. To the south, Antarctica.
Garden Update – Early October
Last week was fairly eventful really. So a bit to put down here.Firstly, I went out to the property my brother has been "house sitting". He had a heap of soil delivered there and wasn't using it so over two consecutive mornings we piled up two trailer loads of soil destined for the back garden … Continue reading Garden Update – Early October
World Habitat Day & Solar Power
The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be celebrated on 3 October 2011 and the Global Celebration will be hosted by the Government of Mexico. The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the … Continue reading World Habitat Day & Solar Power
Happy little Grass Pigs
Happy guinea pigs. Nothing a good feed of grass and a small handful of cape gooseberries can't fix when you've been kept from roaming the garden for a few days.
Odd as a Frog
Yesterday my wife delivered a bucket of tadpoles and frog-lets to the house door. Rescued from a fate no tadpole should face. I put them in the spare little pot pond which was emptied of its fish as I had put them in with the water chestnuts to keep the mosquitoes under control. Very happy … Continue reading Odd as a Frog
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