Make hay while the sun shines.
So we're two thirds through Spring and after being out of action for a few days I was ready to set a new course. I wasn't sure how to articulate this to the rest of the family, so I just started to do it anyway. I guess you could say it was a bit of … Continue reading Spring Cleaning
This post follows from the first one found here. So with my reassessment of the permaculture zones whilst planning our new house and garden, here is an over-view of what you might find in each zone. ZONE 0 — The house structure. Here permaculture principles would be applied in terms of aiming to reduce energy and water needs, … Continue reading Zones in a Nutshell – Permaculture Zones : Part Two
I've never heard so many Sacred Kingfishers around the place before. It's unusual yet fantastic. I've also started noticing the Citrus Swallowtails are emerging as are the Vine Moths now that there is an abundance of fresh, green, tender leaves on the grape vines. I have also heard many cicadas at the new garden and … Continue reading Phases Of Abundance – Tillellan
"Wow, you've got a garden... you've actually got a GARDEN!" Bemused Visitor I don't recall a time myself when backyard gardening changed. Not a precise moment. Maybe I was born after the major change, or at … Continue reading When Backyards became Backwards
The chickens went off the lay for a bit. I couldn't blame them. With some of the winter weather we've had I was wanting to conserve my energy also. I turned the soil in the chook pen with a pitch-fork to bring up the earthworm rich soil for them. They cluck contentedly at my feet. … Continue reading Eggs
Petit Paradis 