Like many others, I have been inspired by Barbara Kingsolver’s book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. A miracle indeed, because having actively resisted gardening for most of my adult life, I am now convinced that I must go forth and cultivate.
Gardens
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Chicken Tractor garden
Zone 12 This "garden" has been created so that all journals relating to my chicken tractor can be found in one place. The tractor actually moves around wit...
- 0 plants
- 8 journals
- 2 faves
- 0 comments
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Edible Container garden
Zone 12 Living in the tropics necessitates well-shaded gardens to reduce home cooling costs. As Darwin is a cyclone prone area, the most likely trees to su...
- 26 plants
- 121 journals
- 2 faves
- 2 comments
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Fruit and Veggie Patch garden
Zone 12 For many years the area where this patch is located was a dense mass of tropical plants that had not been cared for. It was pretty much a jungle. ...
- 17 plants
- 68 journals
- 0 faves
- 2 comments
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Native Stingless Bee Hives garden
Zone 12 This “garden” has been created so that all journals relating to our bee hives can be found in one place. My husband, Tom, has always had a fasci...
- 3 plants
- 12 journals
- 4 faves
- 0 comments
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Other places you can find me
I love to grow
Anything tasty
Hobbies
programming, cheesemaking, indian/thai/malaysian cookery, boatbuilding, photography, dog obedience and agility, sailing, kayaking, swimming, observing and experiencing severe weather






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