Since Dec 2018 I have been working on the realisation of my permaculture design which is just about complete. I counted that I’ve planted about 130 trees during the process! We are on an uneven block with multiple levels, quite a few steps and large amounts of rock outcrop.
The front lawn is now a no dig herb garden with fruit trees such as citrus, pomegranate, feijoas, fig and strawberry guava. The west side is shaded by a pergola covered by a grape vine, passionfruit and jasmine.
At the back, the lawn has been replaced by swales providing a home to our food forest (peaches, plums, pears, apricot, quince, mango, macadamia, avocado, ice-cream bean). Other lawn areas have been converted to a herb garden and chicken run, and I have covered the rock with raised beds. There is also a greenhouse, IBC wicking beds, banana circle, espalier apple trees, veggie gardens, a pond, worms and compost bays – almost entirely made with recycled materials from our house renovation. We also have solar power and four water tanks which supply the drip line irrigation.
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