Edible Gardens
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Looking for a new way to make your lifestyle more sustainable and add value to your home? Then why not add an edible garden? Permaculture is one of the latest 'in' things, and not without good reason!
A year or two back my sister organised to have a 'Permablitz' at her house. At the time I really had no idea what she was talking about, but she'd always been my 'hippy' sister and I figured it was just some newfangled gardening fad.
Well, wasn't I in for a surprise. While there was a feeling of 'hippy' about it, the Permablitz was a lot more than that - it was a chance to learn more about designing gardens, planting fruit trees and growing vegetables.
And two years down the track, my sister's vegie garden is doing amazingly. To top it off, she also gets fresh eggs from her chickens, which my niece absolutely adores.
Over the past few years there's been a real focus on sustainable living here in Australia. From house design to incorporating solar powered hot water and collecting rain water. And the results are paying off - more people are saving money on their bills and houses with sustainable features are selling better than their 'less green' counterparts.
So it's no surprise that permaculture is stepping out into the mainstream as well.
Permaculture is the development of an agricultural eco system that's intended to be self-sufficient and sustainable. Put simply, it's the creation of a vegie patch that can essentially look after itself. Which is really just about every gardener's dream, isn't it?
One of the huge advantages to utilising permaculture in the edible garden movement is the fact that no matter how large or small your space (even if you've only got a balcony!) there is some sustainable solution that can be designed to suit you.
Like regular landscapers, a permaculture specialist will take into account your situation - including space, soil quality, areas of sunlight, climate, water fall, etc - and use that information to develop a suitable plan. They should also be aware of your gardening skills - if you don't have the hours or ability required to care for a certain plant then you're probably best off growing something else.
So what are you waiting for? Transform your garden into an edible one today and you'll reap the rewards for years and years to come!
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