Tag: suburban resilience
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Whirlybird.
I had a ‘whirlybird’ roof ventilator installed. They make a big difference to ventilation and heat build up in the roof in summer. They also help ventilate the house in winter and prevent build up of dampness and mold. We’ve put them in our last 2 houses and swear by them. They work passively and…
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The entrance to the garden.
Finished the carport and driveway. I went with gravel so we don’t contribute as much to the urban runoff that is poisoning our rivers. The concrete at the front of bottom of the pic is the council’s handiwork.
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Planting time is family time.
The family planting trees. 4 deciduous fruit trees that should provide us. In addition to fruit, they will shade the front of the house from the western sun that blasts it in summer. I used tree guards around their bases. These keep water where it is needed and allow it to move down to the…
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Planting.
Planting deciduous fruit trees before spring really gets here. An apple, dwarf almond and dwarf nectarine. Do you think I can find a dwarf pear tree anywhere local for love or money? That’s my son, Marlon, digging and me watering.
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Peas for free!
The first of this years pea harvest. All volunteer peas from the pea straw used to make the straw bale bed.
