Category Archives: resilient gardening

Support for home gardeners during COVID-19

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

Good morning gardeners, Amidst the current chaos I hope that you are finding an oasis of peace in your gardens. Perhaps a few of you may be just beginning your own garden and yet to discover what a source of … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Family, hanging out in the garden, pandemic, resilient gardening, time management, zones

Autumn at Home – The Silver Lining in the Health Crisis

Posted on March 16, 2020 by

Of all the times to be interrupting our usual busyness and spending more time at home, what season could be lovelier than autumn? The ground is still warm, there’s water in the tanks and there’s still sunshine to get a … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, children, community, Family, Food, pandemic, planning, planting, resilient gardening

Winter Workshops & Permablitzes

Posted on July 10, 2019 by

Good morning gardeners, I’m sure I’m not the only one torn between enjoying the unseasonal July warmth and worrying that I shouldn’t really be this warm when we’ve only just passed the solstice. Hearing willy wagtails declaring their intention to … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, community, courses, events, microclimates, permaculture principles, planning, planting, resilient gardening, winter, workshops

Plants to Survive the Heat

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

Welcome to another week-long heatwave in Adelaide.  Is your garden getting tired of this? Are you too tired to be gardening!?

Posted in climate change, fruit, hanging out in the garden, heatwaves, microclimates, planning, resilient gardening, summer, trees

November Garden Guide

Posted on November 12, 2017 by

The countdown to Christmas has started. The usual end-of-year round of social and family events, shopping, school celebrations, reports, awards, and expectations to have our homes, gardens, families and lives in perfect order to be showcased, and all the loose … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, fruit, hanging out in the garden, herbs, microclimates, resilient gardening, sustainable food, time management, vegetables

January Garden guide & Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

What do you do when life hands you lots of lemons – and grape leaves? Make dolmades!

Posted in crop protection, fruit, maintenance, permaculture design, planning, planting, recipes, resilient gardening, summer, vegetables, water

Great big garden tour – and November guide

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

I promised a virtual tour of our garden in lieu of the open day which was cancelled recently, and here it is. It seems the weather agreed with the decision to call off the event, as it ended up raining … Continue reading →

Posted in bees, chooks, compost, events, Family, Food, fruit, hanging out in the garden, herbs, Local food, manure, microclimates, permaculture design, planning, raised garden beds, resilient gardening, sustainable food, trees, vegetables, vertical gardens | 1 Comment

After the storms in Adelaide

Posted on October 1, 2016 by

  In the last few days I’ve heard from a client who had great swathes of garden washed away into a creek; another whose new home by the sea had its garage inundated, and a friend whose child was lucky not … Continue reading →

Posted in events, fruit, hanging out in the garden, microclimates, resilient gardening, spring, storms

September Garden Guide – Mediterranean climate

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

Dedicated to the garden, it’s a blessing, it’s a curse I don’t want to get monotonous so let’s do this in verse Have you rejuvenated vegie beds with compost and manure? Then you’re ready to start sowing your spring vegies … Continue reading →

Posted in hanging out in the garden, permaculture principles, planning, propagating, raised garden beds, resilient gardening, spring, vegetables

What a difference a couple of years make

Posted on July 30, 2016 by

Nearly two years ago I visited Brigitte’s new home to help her design her garden. At that stage, it was a blank canvas – front and back yards had been carved out of very alkaline, compacted clay subsoil and covered with … Continue reading →

Posted in clay, compost, hanging out in the garden, maintenance, native plants, permaculture design, pruning, resilient gardening, soil | 1 Comment