Oct 26, 2020 | Design, Garden, Permaculture, Projects
Wicking beds are a fantastic solution to provide a healthy soil for growing annual vegetables or plants that become stressed in Victoria’s hot summers. They reduce evaporation by watering from beneath, and encourage roots to head deeper. A criticism is however...
Oct 8, 2020 | Design, Landscape, Materials, Projects
Some materials will allow natural curves to form and can be used sculpturally to create features within a garden design. Here we have a wire trellis fixed to the planter below and allowed to form a natural arch, which the beans are using to great effect with the...
Oct 8, 2020 | General, Landscape, Permaculture
Utlising the qualities of one plant to aid nearby plants is a way of creating resilience within a garden design. Deep rooted plants can be planted next to plants with shallow roots without competition for moisture and nutrients, some plants can attract beneficial...
Oct 8, 2020 | Design, DIY, Landscape, Permaculture
Our long hot summers can stress plants and reduce their productivity, or worse – kill them. Soaking the soil with a trickle that can infiltrate the soil deeply is important to ensure plants have access to water through heatwaves. However, some soils such as...
Sep 30, 2020 | Garden, General, Permaculture
We love designing self-sufficient gardens at Urban Farm and House. Here’s the first sample of our own Asparagus in its second year. Hopefully the first of many productive seasons. Setting up your own garden to provide you with a supply of food is not only better for...
Sep 30, 2020 | Design, Plants
Colour and texture are important in creating successful landscape design. A diverse plant palette provides visual interest, as well as aiding in the overall health of your garden ecosystem. Monocultures of planting become susceptible to the same pests and diseases, so...