Al-Ru Farm
Twenty years ago, sheep grazed within 10 metres of Ruth and Alan Irving's small cottage. They planted a few trees, but there was little topsoil for a garden along the stony clay ridge. The soil was improved using mulch and cow manure, and serious ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
MacLean's Spring Garden
Twelve years ago Jack and Margaret MacLean purchased half a hectare (1.25 acres) of land at Mittagong in the Southern Highlands of NSW. The property was on sheet rock covered by a thin layer of topsoil and it was overgrown with blackberries and ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Politics and Biodiversity
Every day we are confronted with evidence of the assault on the Earth's biodiversity. Topsoil is blown away, water is polluted and forests are destroyed. THINK-TANK - a group of people, usually highly qualified specialists, dedicated to solving ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Sandy garden
Then there are those heavy clays with just thin loamy topsoil which occur extensively in the north-west of Melbourne. Plus everything in between. When you get into sandy areas they present a completely difference challenge when it comes to ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Clay garden
Then there are those heavy clays with just a thin layer of loamy topsoil which occur extensively in the north-west of Melbourne. Plus everything in between. In Blackwood, the Garden of St Erth is where you will find the kind of hard clay that you ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Sandy garden
Then there are those heavy clays with just thin loamy topsoil which occur extensively in the north-west of Melbourne. Plus everything in between. When you get into sandy areas they present a completely difference challenge when it comes to ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Clay garden
Then there are those heavy clays with just a thin layer of loamy topsoil which occur extensively in the north-west of Melbourne. Plus everything in between. In Blackwood, the Garden of St Erth is where you will find the kind of hard clay that you ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
|
|
