It's a beautiful sunny day today. The marigolds have taken over the garden. They are the main bit of colour in the garden at the moment - apart from the bright yellow lemons. The garden is all green and orange and yellow.

This original posting below I had saved and never got to post from the 29th July 2010. The reason for my posting it now is that today (31st Oct 2010) I counted several large bean pods. So despite the delay in planting and the amazingly warm September and October - we still managed to have … Continue reading Winter Rains & Broad Beans →

A couple of weeks back I had a few different cuttings of plants, plus bits and pieces like carrot tops from the kitchen and pumpkin seeds.So I put them to good use and have since planted most of them out into the garden now that the winter rains seem to have arrived.The mint cuttings were … Continue reading Propogating →

There is a lot of vertical space in the garden and around the house. I plan to utilise this to its maximum capability. At the moment we have peas growing out on the deck, but the plans are broader than that.When we first moved in though, the woodwork such as the decking and around the … Continue reading Vertical Spaces →

Permaculture, as described on wikipedia, is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that mimic the relationships found in natural ecologies. Permaculture is sustainable land use design. This is based on ecological and biological principles, often using patterns that occur in nature to maximise effect and minimise work. Permaculture aims to create stable, … Continue reading Permaculture & Some Explanations →