The term “permaculture” is a mash-up of the words “permanent” and “agriculture” or just “culture”. It was first conceptualised in the 1970s by Australian, Bill Mollison and his student David Holmgren. As you may or may not know, one of … Continue reading
I had a nice time in the garden today with the company of a few visitors as I worked… It makes me happy to see the growing diversity of creatures in our garden because it means our garden is a … Continue reading
Have you ever discovered something by accident? I did some weeding several months back. Instead of throwing the plants into one of my messy compost piles, I put them into a black garbage bag, because these were plants I consider … Continue reading
I like to compost and recycle as much as I can in the garden, and one of the things I decided to recycle are eggshells. At first, I thought I’d put them to use, crushed, as snail deterrents, but on … Continue reading