Tag Archives: animals

Where a bandicoot has dug

Posted on October 22, 2013 by tikiwanderer

There’s a corner up the back of my zone 4 garden with soil like the rest of our area, but worse. Sandy, rainshadowed in winter, heat-burned in summer, hydrophobic off the scale. No sign of any previous soil conditioning, though … Continue reading →

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Wildlife in the city – a new way of perceiving habitat (part 2)

Posted on August 20, 2013 by tikiwanderer

So, yesterday’s argument was that the place to focus our conservation attention is the matrix, the area outside the preserves. Where we live. if you start viewing our suburbs as the new habitat, how does this start making our cities … Continue reading →

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The Fly In Your Eye

Posted on August 15, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Between sick children and missing daycare and various things, I’m not getting many posts finished this week. Which means I’ll have heaps of backlog next week when I get to sit down to them all 🙂 But for now, can … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo: Snails kissing

Posted on August 9, 2013 by tikiwanderer
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Firstspring, secondspring, say what?

Posted on August 8, 2013 by tikiwanderer

I’ve used the terms firstspring and secondspring a few times now so I’d better explain. I work with my gardens on the local seasonal pattern, which is a six-season cycle. When I was a wildflower tour guide, the immediate next … Continue reading →

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