Tag: Permaculture
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7 Reasons To Love Pigeon Peas
In a world where changing climate is bringing hotter, drier summers with increasing challenges to gardeners,the pigeon pea has a huge range of benefits for gardeners. Native to India, the pigeon pea is edible and used as a staple food across Asia, Africa and South America. But it has so many other uses it is…
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From Lawn To Habitat
When I Googled ‘How many acres of lawn in Australia?’, I found what seemed like hundreds of websites dedicated to lawn love: what kind of grass makes the best lawn; how to make your lawn drought tolerant, weed-free or spectacular; how to lay turf; even, disturbingly, the glorious wonders of fake lawn. Everything but how…
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The Mid-Winter Garden
Winter is my absolute favourite time of the year. In the subtropics it is a time when you can get lots of things done because it’s cool enough to work outside all day. At least it was – there haven’t been many days this year that stayed cool for long; the effects of climate change…
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Using Plants For Airconditioning
After my first, incredibly hot summer in a weatherboard house with no insulation, no air-conditioning, and not even very good ventilation, I knew I needed to do something very quickly to shade the western side of the house, which bears the full brunt of the afternoon sun. Most old houses and even many new ones…
The Suburban Food Forest 