An incredible diversity of 'weeds' covers the disturbed sand. Here is a journal entry from 2012. Today is Friday the 13th of April 2012. One of the most significant changes over the last few months has been my natural leaning towards 'raw foods and wild edibles'. In retrospect it is something that has been coming … Continue reading Notes From Ground Level
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Why Free-Range Guinea Pigs? Part I
This is Jazz. One of our original Petit Paradis guinea pigs, sunning herself happily in our garden. People are often surprised and curious that we have guinea pigs running free in our edible garden so I thought I should do a post about it. I've kept guinea pigs free in the yard for over 5 years now and … Continue reading Why Free-Range Guinea Pigs? Part I
The New Transition to Paradise
The image above was taken just after moving into our house. I always knew the grass was going to go, and in time it did. Rather quickly in fact. With the increased bio-diversity I noticed that birds didn't just move through our garden, they moved into our garden. This is the garden around 2013/14. A … Continue reading The New Transition to Paradise
Red October – A Community Minded, Free-Range Chicken
The little red hen pictured in the banner photo was only with us for a week or so. She eventually took off over the fence before I could clip her wing. She took shelter a couple of houses up in a building site over the winter. We crept in one afternoon to find a pile … Continue reading Red October – A Community Minded, Free-Range Chicken
9 Aussie Gardening & Landscaping Blogs to Inspire You
This website page was discovered recently and much to my surprise and amusement Petit Paradis scrapes in at No. 9. I'm very honored to be in the company of the other blogs listed, they inspire me too. There are some great landscaping pics. Thank you Armstone. While the posts on this gardening blog have been a … Continue reading 9 Aussie Gardening & Landscaping Blogs to Inspire You




