Category Archives: permaculture design

Spring 2020

Posted on August 30, 2020 by compostcorner

A pause and a breath. What a year. Not a lot has gone according to plan. But as usual, back to the garden for respite, relief, restoration and renewal. What to do in the garden this spring

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FREE eBOOK: Starting a Garden in Adelaide – a guide for beginners

Posted on March 29, 2020 by compostcorner

Happy Sunday, Adelaide gardeners! The new PDF format eBook is now up on a new page of Nadja’s Garden and is free to download. (Update 30/3/20: file is now compressed to 8MB) FREE eBOOK: Starting a Garden in Adelaide – … Continue reading →

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Trees x 10…

Posted on June 28, 2019 by compostcorner

Yesterday I was passing through Oaklands Estate Reserve at Marion. I paused to wonder what life would be like if, instead of navigating by the roads and railway lines, numbed by our devices, we instead found our way by the … Continue reading →

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January Garden Guide & What’s On…

Posted on January 2, 2019 by compostcorner

And just like that, it’s another new year. Another loop around that great flaming ball of gas that keeps us going and our gardens growing but sometimes seems about to fry us alive. More on that later… The top comments … Continue reading →

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December (what, already?) Garden Guide

Posted on November 23, 2018 by compostcorner

This week the permaculture principle ‘Creatively use and respond to change‘ has been slowly distilling its way through my experiences and into consciousness. Like all the principles, it’s applicable on so many levels that often just as I recognise an … Continue reading →

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Learning, learning, learning…

Posted on November 16, 2018 by compostcorner

I used to be so daunted by gardening and by my lack of instinct for it – then learnt that it’s just a lifelong learning process, and now I can’t get enough of it. Here’s a bunch of learning resources … Continue reading →

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November garden guide

Posted on November 1, 2018 by compostcorner

PHEW! The last couple of days have delivered a reminder of just how thirsty the garden can suddenly become, with rapid increases in temperature combined with today’s strong winds. We recently extended irrigation to various areas of the garden that … Continue reading →

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A taste of Permaculture

Posted on October 25, 2018 by compostcorner

For those who would like to explore our set-up in a bit more depth and try planning some strategies for home, this permaculture workshop is coming up in 2 weeks. Please click through to EventBrite to book tickets. Meanwhile, tomorrow’s 10am … Continue reading →

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Here we go round the Mulberry Bush – a guided tour.

Posted on October 22, 2018 by compostcorner

Always wanted to learn about how permaculture works in our little suburban garden? Two pop-up small group tour dates have just been planned. There are only a few tickets available so snaffle yours here. Also coming up soon – a … Continue reading →

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Spring Seed Propagation

Posted on September 30, 2018 by compostcorner

The wee lad and I enjoyed a spot of seed sowing today, under our eastern pergola, where the morning light gently fades through the day and where the plants are nicely sheltered from westerly winds. We gathered all the seeds … Continue reading →

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