Spring is now in full-force! The soil is ready for planting tomatoes, the broad beans are forming their pods, and happy bees are buzzing around all the flowers and fruit trees. At this time...
Thinking of having a blitz but the thought of the financial aspect doing your head in? Here’s a few tips for stretching your budget that little bit further…
The Japanese Raisin Tree is also known as the Chinese Raisin Tree, Kenpo Nashi or by its true name: Hovenia dulcis. This ornamental shade tree is well-suited to the home garden as well as...
Hugelkultur, pronounced Hoo-gul-culture, means hill culture or hill mound. We’ve used this approach at several of our blitzes, and it’s not hard to see why! Instead of putting branches, leaves and grass clippings in bags...
I first discovered Permablitz a couple of years ago when I borrowed the DVD collection of Costa’s Garden Odyssey from my local library. I was trying to learn more about gardening, and I can’t remember if...
Spring is here! The soil is beginning to warm, the fruit trees are blossoming, new life is emerging, and the garden is yearning for new seeds to be sown. To mark this exciting time...
The tomatillo is a close relative of Cape Gooseberry and a distant relative of tomato. It grows a thin husk (or lantern) around the fruit that must be peeled prior to using the fruit....
We were fortunate to have a warm, mostly sunny day for this blitz at Hamish, Mel and Eddie’s place. Hamish and Mel have been in their house about 15 months and have done some inside renovations...
By bringing neighbors together, Permablitz aims to both build social bonds and also overcome the inertia and helplessness that many people feel when staring at a small, uninspiring urban yard and wondering what they can do with it.
Winter is a good time to think about soil. Preparing for a good spring crop, the crew from Palate came to visit our very own Hermann Paulenz in his suburban backyard. “His mix of science and...
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