Bird nests are fascinating things. The little feathered creatures that build their own homes have an internal blueprint for how they need to build them. This nest is a Blackbird nest. Notice the blue piece of nylon entwined into the structure, this is off the twine that holds bales of hay together. This nest hasContinue reading “Nests”
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Work benches
How do you work out how high your work benches need to be? That depends on a few things. The first consideration is what you want to do at the bench, are you able to stand? Or do you need to sit down? Are you a wheelchair user? When you are standing at a workbenchContinue reading “Work benches”
Winter Flowers
Australia has many plants which delight us with late winter flowers. We’ve turned the corner and now we’re heading towards Springtime, the soil will start to warm up and the length of day will become longer. Both of these things are catalysts for the awakening of the plant world, seeds will have their own requirementsContinue reading “Winter Flowers”
Trees
Everywhere around us there are trees. Big, impressive trees and not so big, not so impressive trees that sit there quietly doing their thing. Trees are homes, trees help our world breathe, trees are sometimes good to sit under quietly or, for some of the smaller humans, to climb up noisily shrieking with delight toContinue reading “Trees”
Back
It’s been a while! Life goes on, the seasons turn. It’s winter now after a very dry summer. A bit of rain has freshened things up, but there’s still a way to go. Here are some pics from yesterday , as is so often the case here in SW VIC, the skies were beautiful. TilContinue reading “Back”
Raised Beds
When you think of accessible gardens, often the first thing you think of is raised beds. Raised beds are not all created equal, there are lots of things to take into account. A raised bed must suit the purposes and needs of the person using it, a wheelchair user has different needs to a personContinue reading “Raised Beds”
Setting up an Accessible Garden Space
Setting up an accessible garden space is the basis for setting up the ability to stay out in a garden space in your old age, or if you have differing abilities. Setting up a safe space for gardening activities needn’t be an expensive exercise, but there are a few things to take into account. TheContinue reading “Setting up an Accessible Garden Space”
Back
It’s been a while but I’m back to do this quick post today. Things have been hotting up here, developing a ‘learning garden’ site, updating social media on the interwebs… it’s been go, go, go. On top of that, Xmas 🤶 is only a couple of weeks away (then it’s my birthday :)) The wetlandsContinue reading “Back”
Community Projects
This blog is another article from Grow! Spring Edition, 2024. Grow! Is a new zine for garden and art inspo in the South West of Victoria, Australia. Community Projects: Gardens can be more than the space surrounding your home. They can also be spaces for public use including parks, botanic gardens, community gardens, gardens inContinue reading “Community Projects”
Grow!
Well it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything on this platform, but now I’m back! Over the past year I’ve been producing a quarterly zine focused on gardens and art in Southwest Victoria in place of posting here but this time the printing gods are conspiring against me. I can’t for the lifeContinue reading “Grow!”
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