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Towards Self-Reliance in Suburbia

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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.

The Lemon & The Lime

The lemon and the lime were talking to me. "Get us out of this pot!!"I can understand why. They were almost pot-bound with the parsley plants growing alongside them. Long, long tap roots of parsley were cramping the pots. Two things to learn. Citrus don't like being cramped in with other plants and if parsley … Continue reading The Lemon & The Lime →

Petit Paradis Uncategorized Leave a comment September 20, 2011May 18, 2017 1 Minute

The Blue Gate

Penny Chook Chook was not happy after I put her and the girls back into the straw yard after so much freedom while I worked in the garden over my holidays. It took her a little while to settle back into being in the pen again.They really turned the garden over, which was good. The … Continue reading The Blue Gate →

Petit Paradis Uncategorized Leave a comment September 20, 2011May 18, 2017 1 Minute

Hedge Gardens – letting the plants do their own thing.

At the border of the new garden bed is a bit of extra garden area that I have decided to keep as a hedge garden where I can put all the flowering plants and odds and ends and really just let them do their own thing. It's a mix of bulbs, herbs like rosemary, lavendar … Continue reading Hedge Gardens – letting the plants do their own thing. →

Petit Paradis Uncategorized Leave a comment September 20, 2011May 18, 2017 1 Minute

It had to happen – didn’t it

Link to the Permaculture Institutes article on Glyphosate and Dr Don Huber.A must read.

Petit Paradis Uncategorized Leave a comment September 15, 2011 1 Minute

Work In Progress

My garden has turned into an obsession.It's crazy. But its getting closer to where I would like it. After moving the lemon tree and lime yesterday to new, sunny spots in the garden beds with their own little patches I planted out the italian parsley from the wine barrels. I was amazed that the roots … Continue reading Work In Progress →

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