One bed completed without a compost delivery. Just went a little more lasagna on the top of the bed.
Currant and peas planted with transplants waiting in the wings to finish hardening off. First bed at our actual home. Feels pretty amazing.
It's been fun to weave years of health into something. The lower half of the bed is mostly hugelkultur, with upper layers of compost and homemade biochar, then lasagna of bedding straw and compost/soil mixture.
It's a 30" deep bed, so a lot to fill.
Retaining Wall Mitchelton Construction: Transform Your Landscape with Expert Services #RetainingWallMitchelton #LandscapingMitchelton #TurfInstallation #GardenDesign #ConcreteSlab #DrainageSolutions #ColorbondFencing #ResidentialLandscaping #HomeImprovement #OutdoorLiving
Brisbane Tropiscapes Horticultural Solutions: Complete Mitchelton Yard Transformation #BrisbaneTropiscapesHorticulturalSolutions #BrisbaneLandscaping #MitcheltonGardens #GardenDesign #RogersLittleLoaders #LandscapeTransformation #OutdoorLivingBrisbane #SustainableGardens #HorticulturalExperts #BrisbaneHomes
Latest photo of #HopeGarden, a #wildlife #ForestGarden. Needs some plants!
Not a pic, but I just ordered a big mix of native and bee friendly seeds for the garden and some liatris bulbs which the bees go absolutely wild for. Can't wait to have some beds.
Purple alyssum is still by far my favourite ground cover because it's so effortless and well behaved and will still give some space for the native seeds to come up, cuz a few of them can take a couple of years to establish. Excited to try to establish some yellow monkey flower and farewell to spring as well.
Self-regulate your garden! Monitor & adjust to solve problems. Spot aphids? Introduce ladybugs instead of harsh chemicals! Like life, gardening thrives on feedback & adjustments. #selfregulation #organic
#growyourown #backyardgarden #vegetablegarden #gardening #gardenlife #nature #gardendesign
The pretty little #ZenGarden with ponds, before the snow blizzard hit.
A few garden design thoughts:
-Masses of plants look more orderly than multiple one-off plants
-Tall, floppy plants can look weedy, so consider Chelsea chopping them in June, this will make them shorter and bushier
-Avoid Common milkweed and Canada goldenrod for small gardens, they can be aggressive.
Photos from summer 2024
-Coreopsis, spotted bee balm, purple coneflower, pearly everlasting
-Wild bergamot
-Black eyed Susan, blanketflower
-Purple coneflower
#QCAD is amazing piece of software - you can print out from a block and adjust the printing options *just for that block*.
This is the canvas covered area I'm helping design for the #HopeGarden
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #GardenDesign #gardening
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I am designing garden paths and all is right in the world.
Scrub that. All is right in this world.
Keep weeds off your veggie garden paths by laying a thick layer of straw, bark, or wood chips. These materials block sunlight, smother weeds, and create a firm, natural walking surface—keeping your garden paths tidy without chemicals! #backyardgarden #vegetablegarden #gardendesign #gardenplanner
Hi @Mastodon just arrrived looking for the gardeners! #gardening #design #gardendesign
Re-cycling: Phase One
#upcycle
#reuse
#YardArt
#GardenDesign
#RuralSouth
#Photography
Last week I was a guest on my favourite #gardening #podcast talking about #ForestGarden & #WoodMeadow and the #ClimatEmergency & #NatureEmergency.
Talking about #GardenDesign & leaving options open for future scenarios (responsive garden design I call it), I actually managed to namecheck my favourite web designer @beep
He's proper inspirational & the reason how I came across the 2 seminal books How Buildings Learn & The Real World of Technology. Thank you Ethan 
National Wildlife Federation®: Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife, Expanded Second Edition by David Mizejewski, 2019
Invite songbirds, butterflies, bees, and more by nurturing a wildlife habitat garden. With stunning photography, lists of the best plants to support wildlife, and 17 projects the whole family can enjoy, this is a must-have resource for nature enthusiasts, gardeners, and animal lovers.
@bookstodon
#books
#gardening
#GardenDesign
#birds
#pollinators
My 3 #GardenDesign questions:
1. Who pays?
2. Where does the water go?
3. Who cares?
Looking like #WoodMeadow to me
Out today looking at amazing site in Carmarthenshire, #ForestGarden #GardenDesign, and surrounded by diverse habitat
