Just when I thought the garden was smelling good with the abundant blossoms of the Honeysuckle, out comes the Buddleia for the beginning of Summer. Buddleia davidii is to me, the perfume of English summers - along with Petunias and Sweet Peas. I recall seeing on my travels large 'trees' of buddleia in and around … Continue reading Buddleia
With an available morning to tend to the Tillellan garden I drove over to the house and was there by 5am to do some maintenance. The early rise was to beat the heat and the first job was to fix the hose which had a couple of pin hole leaks in it due to the … Continue reading Damage Control
This is the list of birds we have started for the new house Tillellan. Silver Gull Wood Duck New Holland Honeyeater White-browed Scrubwren Splendid Fairy-wren Australian Raven Australian White Ibis Straw-necked Ibis Silvereye Red-eared Firetail Finch Red Wattlebird Laughing Turtledove Willy Wagtail Black Swan (May 2018 - 2 flying overhead to Lake Seppings) Grey Fantail … Continue reading Tillellan Bird List
1 Nov - grape vine is starting to get nibbled at by tiny Vine Moth caterpillars. 4 Nov - Watercress around town in the streams continues to flower. By the end of the month the council had also slashed or mowed some of it down. 6th Nov - Native Christmas Trees begin to flower (pic … Continue reading Seasonal Observations for Nov:2017
Dear Reader, If you are a practitioner of the gentle and subtle art of 'reading between the lines' you may be interested to know - that perhaps you were right - this blog has become a collision. A mish mash of permaculture practices and personal, daily insights and reflections. At least for now. No apologies, … Continue reading Departure from Chaos
Petit Paradis 