Mulching the garden to cut-back on water-use is enshrined in garden lore. Protecting the soil from direct sunlight prevents it from getting hot and so reduces evaporation of precious soil moisture. Nothing beats a thick layer of Lucerne or Pea Straw in a veggie garden to keep the soil cool and moist in summer. And … More Living mulch: waterwise, firewise and seriously good looking
If you’d like to nudge your garden in a wildlife friendly direction, here’s some inspiration and ideas about what you can do to invite more wildlife into your garden. Examples are from Central Victoria but the gardening principles apply to gardens everywhere. View pdf online. Print a booklet on A4 paper (set your printer options to A4 … More Gardens for wildlife
Here’s a little booklet I made for the Garden of Earthly Delights at the Castlemaine State Festival. It’s a taster for what you can do to invite more wildlife into your garden, whatever your garden style. Please feel free to download and use this booklet. If you’ve found it useful or have any comments I’d love to hear from you. … More An invitation
Originally published in the Midland Express, October 4, 2016
Striding around the corner of a friend’s Newstead house today my eyes met the steady gaze of a Grey Shrike-thrush sitting on her eggs. She took my breath away. She’d made her home in a basket nailed to the wall, within arms-reach from where I stood. … More Make it and wildlife will come
Emerging landscapes 