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Mid Autumn Musing It was great to catch up with everyone at the markets and to hear your garden tales. Thanks again to the Braidwood Markets team for providing the best place in town for a yarn. The most popular yarn, that summers gardens are still flourishing, and larders are filling. The worst of it, […]
Passive Land Hydration Pt 6 Micro Swale The simplest of all garden edging is the spade edge. Where the garden meets the lawn, a spade is used to cut the edge of the lawn. A small furrow is left in the garden bed to prevent mulch washing into the grass. In an unplanned garden this
Passive Land Hydration Pt 5 Secret Swale Every time there is a good drop of rain, I look for new opportunities to increase my use of the heavenly bounty before it leaves my property. I first mentioned Basic Passive Land Hydration back in February. So far, the structures have been for use in the broader landscape.
Autumn Cleanup As winter creeps closer it’s time for an Autumn Cleanup, to protect your materials and remove critter homes. All the critters are looking for a warm winter nest, so now is a great time to disrupt their apple cart and send them looking for accommodation further from the homestead. Rearranging pots in the
First Frost The first frost has arrived, Mother Nature is the most reliable indicator. It is quite early compared with recent years and only in some areas so far. Notably Braidwood town, and outlying areas like Captains Flat and Mongarlowe. Not everyone got the frost, but we all experienced the significant drop in temp that
winter seedlings grown in Qld will obviously thrive when grown in a garden in the sunshine state, or somewhere at sea level. However, if planted in a Highland Garden,