Nature’s Weather Indicators: Watching Animals and Plants
There is so much you can tell about the weather and what’s to come by watching the animals…
Edible & Medicinal Ornamental Herb: Lamb’s Ear
I was reminded today how much I love Lamb’s ear (Stachys byzantina). I have it growing in my permaculture kitchen…
Edible Flowers
Thyme flowers are edible and delicious. I often add them to salads and stir fries for the flavour…
Wild Foraging at the Beach – Pigface: It’s All Edible!
Pigface (Carpobrotus glaucescens) is an amazingly common plant, often seen, but quite overlooked. It is so abundant around…
How to Make a No-Dig Garden: Morag Gamble’s Method for Simple Abundance
I love no-dig gardening. All my gardens are made this way. They are simple, effective, affordable, and abundant!…
Time for Renewal – Refreshing My Garden and Uplifting My Spirit
I’ve just renewed my salad garden bed after the storms using my version of no-dig gardening. I find…
Happy Solstice on December 21st: Designing with the Sun
Happy Solstice to everyone on December 21st. It will be the midsummer solstice in the south and midwinter…
Want to Grow and Eat Garlic Without the Bad Breath?
If you love garlic but not the bad breath, try Society Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea). It is so very…
Celebrating the Rain: Heatwaves, Hailstorms and Hardy Plants
Heatwaves, hailstorms, supercell storms – summer has just begun here and in the past three days, we have…
Tiny Space Gardening: A Simple Vertical Verge Garden
Simple and beautiful abundance can be created from very small spaces. I love this vertical community garden from…