Tag: edible gardens
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Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia)
Lots of folks ask about the ‘plant covering the middle arch’ and this is it. Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia). We put a Madeira one in last year because it ticked all the boxes for a very useful plant. Madeira Vine is a vigorous climber that could provide Summer shade, needs little looking after, and it…
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Verge gardening
With all the attention on verge gardens of late, I decided to spruce ours up a little with more native medicinal plants. We’ve had the verge garden for a while but it hasn’t received much attention beyond the periodical hack back of the opportunistic wild edibles or ‘weeds’ as they’re known to the rest of…
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My new favourite plant
This beauty is Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa). It’s a pretty showy edible with medicinal properties. Globe Amaranth is a relative of those other showy edibles, the common weed, Green Amaranth (Amaranthus viridus) and the garden favourite ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ (Amaranthus caudatus). It’s a plant that could have some use in alleviating some of the symptoms…
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We’re in the Edible Gardens project
The day before yesterday, we got an exciting email. Our application to participate in the Edible Gardens project was approved. This project looks at urban agriculture, more specifically, the amount of food production that comes from participating gardens and how much water was used to grow it. Stage 2, where we’re at, includes giving details…
