Understanding your soil: Soil colour
July 12, 2018 Pick up a handful of the soil. Note its colour and texture. A darker, coarser soil is hopefully higher in organic matter. Basically the darker, coarser and fluffier the... Read More
Understanding your Garden: Soil mapping
July 7, 2018 Dig holes about 30cm deep around the garden. Remove mulch in the areas before you start. Be careful not to damage tree roots or any infrastructure you may encounter.... Read More
Garden drainage mapping
July 2, 2018 Watch how surface water travels within your site and where it pools up. In flat gardens, the easiest way to do this is to wait until it rains heavily... Read More
Garden Sunlight mapping
June 28, 2018 Take a copy of your finished base drawing with you into the garden. Check that is pretty close to being right. Later on, you will use your drawing to... Read More
Understanding your garden: Creating a Garden Base plan & site assessment 101
June 23, 2018 Understanding the environmental conditions of your site is fundamental to your gardens long term success. The starting point for any design process that you undertake should be a site... Read More
Avoiding garden failures: Emotional decisions, garden passions and site assessment 101
June 15, 2018 Most of the garden failures that we as gardeners make come down to a lack of understanding of our gardens dynamics and a subsequent failure to pair the plants... Read More
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