Blitz reporters and hipster bunnies wanted!
Are you a budding writer with a flair for photography? A permaculture journalist just itching to get your teeth into a good story? Or maybe you’re looking for a practical excuse to get involved...
Author: Adrian O'Hagan
Ten years on and still going strong!
Ten years ago on this very day, Dan Palmer and Adam Grubb joined a group of South Americans for the very first permablitz at Vilma’s house in Dandenong.
Chilean Guava
Queen Victoria’s favorite fruit has many names: strawberry myrtle, Ugniberry, New Zealand cranberry, Tazziberry. Some call it just Ugni or Uñi. But it doesn’t really matter because this great drought tolerant shrub produces berries that are just...
Blitzes, green manures and awesome gardens!
It’s April already – the year seems to be racing by! There’s been lots of great garden viewings of late thanks to the Open Garden program, Karen Sutherland opening her gates for the Guild...
Guild Session 11 – Karen Sutherland’s Garden Tour
Many of us were very excited to be able to see Karen Sutherland‘s renowned garden – Gunyah has been featured on many a gardening show, and Karen’s depth of knowledge on all things native edible...
Help needed for garden relocation
Ania is a Permablitz Designers Guild member and designer of a handful of recent blitzes, and she needs your help. Ania has an extensive collective of potted plants, trees, herbs and shrubs, and her garden was recently reviewed...
Permablitz’s Hermann, Matt & housemates impress with sharehouse garden
Permablitz Collective members Hermann and Matt share their had their garden featured in a new exhibition Poetry of the Earth from photographer Ponch Hawkes
March into abundance with jam and edible weeds!
We’re now officially in autumn – it’s time to take stock of all the great produce growing around you. We’re a fan of making jams, blackberry jams, raspberry jams, funky jams – all kinds of jams!
Purslane
Purslane is an aesthetically attractive weed with fleshy leaves and often yellow flowers, but its health benefits are even more desirable.
Free coffee grounds!
Coffee is brilliant when used in your compost- the worms love it! You can also scatter it around your brassicas to ward off slugs. And if you want some for your garden, Dustin has a heap of it for you.
