Tag Archives: garden design

Microplot garden design – 1

Posted on February 27, 2015 by tikiwanderer

One of the things I’m experimenting with is dense microplots for urban gardens. Take three, maybe four species of food or useful plant, and grow them together in a complementary fashion so that they each help each other thrive and … Continue reading →

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Friday photo – Christmas colour, Adenanthos cuneatus

Posted on December 13, 2013 by tikiwanderer
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Plant profile – Eschscholzia californica, the California Poppy

Posted on November 14, 2013 by tikiwanderer

This is the state flower of California. It grows in gorgeous meadows there, lighting up hills golden-orange when in season. It’s native to an area around California, Arizona, Mexico, the Sonoran Desert – that sort of thing. It’s one of … Continue reading →

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Zone 1 – a story in photos

Posted on October 23, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Zone 1 is my front yard, an unirrigated native garden. My plan is for it to be an effective garden through the next 30-80 years, though it’ll need a couple of key tweaks during that time. I expect getting the … Continue reading →

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Cercis siliquastrum, zone 3 / zone 4

Posted on September 24, 2013 by tikiwanderer

This year, to mark the equinox, I planted a tree. The timing’s a bit coincidental, it’s taken me over a year to source this tree and we finally got it on Saturday. But I celebrated by planting it anyhow. It’s … Continue reading →

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Friday photo – Welcome Wagon, Kings Park Wildflower Festival

Posted on September 6, 2013 by tikiwanderer

I’ve seen many different objects repurposed as planters or garden features. Historic machinery is a nice one in larger or public gardens, watering cans can be vintage, modern or both at the same time in a kind of retro way. … Continue reading →

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Bee Friendly – downloadable guide to planting for honeybees

Posted on August 27, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Here’s an interesting read. Bee Friendly is a guide to planting for honeybees in agricultural and urban environments, put out this year by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC). It’s $60 in hardcopy but you can download it … Continue reading →

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