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 | 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...
Oct 8, 2020 | Design, Permaculture, Residential
Deciduous trees planted in front of north facing windows provide an abundance of light through the winter months – when we need it, and in summer give us shade. An adjustable shading device that can feed you too? What an...
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...
Dec 28, 2019 | Design, Landscape, Permaculture
When we design for garden (or house) we consider the sun’s impact. This site was chosen for an all year round productive food garden because it receives a heap of sunlight in winter, but is shaded by a large deciduous tree in summer. It can take years if not...
