Category: Gardening
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Starting the Mulberry arbor
Last year (was it that long ago?), we decided to build a little verandah to protect the lounge room window. But I had a thought (and a decided lack of cash) when looking out one day at our ‘dwarf’ Mulberry. This dwarf tree reaches 6-8 metres every year and we lose a lot of berries…
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Making a flower essence
Making powerful flower essences is remarkably easy. Here’s the first in a series of posts about flower essences, what they are, how to make them and how to use them.
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You don’t have to ‘take’ herbs to stay healthy
Herbalism isn’t just about ingesting plants, it’s about living in a mutually supportive relationship with them. The ‘medicinal’ part that we focus on is really just a bonus. Here’s an example from our garden.
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Getting ready for the next decade of heat
The new climate is really here, so a better irrigation system is really needed. Here’s what we’ve been up to with ours.
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An experimental batch of Prickly Lettuce decoction.
There are more than one way to prepare many herbal remedies. Here’s a Prickly Lettuce decoction that includes using alcohol.
