epiphany
Member since: Jul 09 | Last seen: May 13 | Years gardening: 5 | Organic gardener
After having primarily ornamental backyards in our previous houses, I made the decision to make my next garden more productive. I like the idea of being self-sufficient…but we don’t live on a farm & gone are the days of backyards big enough for a veritable orchard. But when we built our new house, I was determined to have an edible garden. Not only can they be just as pretty as ornamentals but we have small kids & I want to teach them the joy of gardening (& what better…& safer way than letting them grow some tasty veges!). Besides, there is something very satisfying about feeding your family with the fruits of your labour.
It started with a small flock of chooks. They make great pets, keep the insect population at bay & provide us with eggs far superior to anything in the shops. Then it progressed to the front yard, where everything except my small collection of irises is edible. Even the nature strip is going to be (eventually) converted into a smorgasbord of native edible fruit.
Now the pathways & borders of my backyard have (finally) been completed & I am now on to the fun part – planting out the garden. Eventually it will be 100% edible. I want to keep track of my progress (which is why I started this journal!).
Wish me luck!
Gardens
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Zone 10 We’ve waited two years to get the pathways & borders constructed but now it’s done & we’re finally planting it up. The ba...
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs the length of the back fence.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Includes all plants currently in the mini greenhouse.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Includes all plants in pots on the patio round the back of the house.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs along side of patio that runs round back of house.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that forms “island” in the middle of the back path, LHS path, LHS patio & the LHS arbor path.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed under the kitchen windows.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden Garden bed that runs along the left hand side fence…from kitchen paving path to the back corner.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs from left hand side of arbor to LHS path (along arbor path). Includes plantings up LHS of arbor.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs down left hand side of path that extends from gate to the house patio (under ensuite & lounge...
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Left hand side planter box at entrance of paved arbor path
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs along the left hand side fence by coops & washing line; runs from garage to paved kitchen path.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs around the “patio” (for want of a better word) in the middle of the back garden. Does...
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs along the right hand side fence, from kitchen paving path to back corner of property.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs from right hand side of arbor to RHS path. Includes plantings up RHS of arbor. Does not extend ba...
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs down right hand side fence, along right hand side of path that extends from gate to the house patio.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Right hand side planter box at entrance of paved arbor path.
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Zone 10 A subset of the back garden. Garden bed that runs under dining room window; from garage to washing line, next to coops & laundry door.
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Zone 10 Hubby does a lot of diving & often brings back crayfish (lobsters), abalone or scallops for dinner. I though it was probably about time I kept ...
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Zone 10 Our original front garden was done in a bit of a hurry & wasn’t really well thought-out (hurriedly-constructed gardens because of buildin...
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Zone 10 A subset of the front garden. Pots on the balcony at the front of the house.
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Zone 10 Subset of the front garden. Garden bed under the bedroom windows.
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Zone 10 A subset of the front garden. Garden bed that runs along the front of the property, next to the footpath.
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Zone 10 A subset of the front garden. Planter box at base of letterbox.
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Zone 10 A subset of the front garden. Garden bed that runs along the left hand side of the driveway, next to the neighbour’s garage & down to the...
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Zone 10 A subset of the front garden. Garden bed that runs down the right hand side of the driveway, from the garage window to the letterbox.
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Zone 10 The Council planted a Eucalyptus smack in the middle of our lake view from the house. It snapped in a high wind one day. There was much rejoicing. ...
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Zone 10 Since 2007, I have kept a flock of free ranging chooks in the back yard. They are all Pekins (& a Pekin-Frizzle cross) – Pekins are adora...
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