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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Tag Archives: permaculture
Change is always possible
Next to a large red flowering camellia, in my front garden, grew a particularly attractive Rhododendron called Silver Edge with variegated leaves. Around these colourful plants grew self-sown marigolds, cosmos, potatoes, strawberries, tomato seedlings and unwanted plants better known as … Continue reading
A chance to learn-Permablitz post 4 of 4
Currently, ‘food forests’ are much talked about by many gardeners. If this term is new to you, then contemplate what you know about forests, out there in the bush, in the wild. The bush is a layered and co-operative collection of … Continue reading
A chance to learn-Permablitz post 3 of 4
My Permablitz experience continued. I was interested to see the hugelkultur. Long term blog readers may recall that I built one in my own garden last May – you can refer to the blog post story here – so I … Continue reading
A chance to learn-Permablitz post 2 of 4
Yesterday I introduced you to my recent Permablitz experience. In this post I will delve a little deeper into the permaculture practices we followed to create the herb garden. After a short welcome from the household owners, we self-divided into … Continue reading
A chance to learn-Permablitz post 1 of 4
When I say Permablitz, I realise some readers will not be familiar with this word. It has arisen from Permaculture philosophy and practices and refers to an activity in someone’s garden when a team of volunteers arrive to help make … Continue reading
The different Permaculture groups
Just so you know… Friend K has explained the distinction between the different groups and membership styles on a Facebook site. She said: ‘Hi all, a quick post to help explain the difference between Permaculture Tasmania (PT) membership and being a member … Continue reading
Permaculture gardening – part 3 of 3
E&S are the proud parents of two cats. Fundamentally these are indoor cats but a creative outdoor enclosure has been built to one side of the house with the cats able to exit though special holes in internal cupboards and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellerive, cat enclosure, chilli, clumping bamboo, permaculture, permaculture gardening, raspberry canes, swales
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Permaculture gardening – part 2 of 3
Yesterday I introduced you to a garden that had been designed and created along permaculture lines. To help their garden’s health, E&S set up a worm farm. They used an old bath and built a holding support. I appreciated the … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken coop, chickens, chooks, Garden, permaculture, worm farm
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Permaculture gardening – part 1 of 3
A couple of years ago I met Hannah Maloney, well known in Tasmanian permaculture circles, when I participated in a workshop devoted to composting. I was super impressed by her ability to enthuse, provide credible information and to educate. She … Continue reading
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