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Hellebores flower in winter, which is why they're called Winter Roses or Christmas Roses! These delightful plants grow in moist, shady locations in the garden, and they come in a range of really interesting colours. Hellebores are toxic, so they won't be eaten by any unwelcome animals in the garden such as deer, rabbits! 🙂 #flowers #winterflowers #hellebore #winterrose #christmasrose #redflowers #shadegarden #deerresistantplants #deepgreenpermaculturePepino fruit ripening, this one is the size of grapefruit already! They're normally about as big as a tamarillo fruit. Pepino fruit taste like cantaloupe or rockmelon with a bit of a different aftertaste but they're actually related to the Nightshade (Solanacea) family just like tomatoes are. Fruit turn a pale golden-yellow colour with purple stripes when ripe. They're a scrambling perennial plant that fruits better when tied to a support. #fruit #exoticfruit #pepino #pepinodulce #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureThe last of my Nightingale persimmons for the season, huge fruit from a semi-dwarf tree variety. These are astringent persimmon, eaten when they're soft and sugary sweet. I've just grafted non-astringent Fuyu persimmon {also known as vanilla persimmon} to both my trees, will know in a few months if the grafts are successful! #fruit #fruitrees #persimmon #nightingale #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureNature's recycling system, compost worms can eat their own body weight in food each day, twice as much as regular earthworms. They are surface feeders and can't burrow deep into the soil like earthworms can to escape the heat of summer, so they can't survive in the garden. They need thick layers of composting organic material on the soil surface to feed on, or a worm farm well-supplied with kitchen scraps! https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/worm-farming/ #worms #compostworms #earthworms #wormfarm #vermicomposting #wormfarming #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureBlack Tuscan kale growing in the winter garden. Hailed as a 'superfood' in recent times, this nutritious leafy green also has an amazing leaf colour and texture, creating a showy display in a garden full of vegetables! 🙂 #vegetables #leafyvegetables #healthfood #superfoods #kale #blacktuscankale #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureManzano hedging chilli fruiting in winter. This perennial chilli grows in cold climates and will grow year after year. Height is around 1m high. The chillies are fairly mild in heat, similar to a Jalapeno. They are easy to identify with their purple flowers and black seeds. #chillies #manzano #manzanochilli #coldclimatechilli #perennialedibleplants #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureWinter jasmine brings some warm colour to the winter garden. Unlike the other jasmines, this species (Jasminium nudiflorum) which is native to China is not fragrant, and it's much less vigorous, more of a small scrambling shrub than a climber which flowers prolifically in the cool seasons, just before springtime! The golden trumpet-shaped flowers of winter jasmine are too deep for bees to collect the nectar, but they can use the flowers as a source of pollen, so this plant is often included in bee-friendly gardens. #winterflowers #winterjasmine #flowers #yellowflowers #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureFire in the winter garden! This delightful tropical plant is Jacobinia pauciflora 'Firefly', it originates from Brazil, grows in protected positions with part shade to full sun, and produces colourful tubular flowers which resemble small flames. It flowers from late winter to spring. The long tubular bell-shaped flowers are said to attract butterflies and hummingbirds! This plant grows underneath my pomegranate tree which protects it from the summer heat, and between a trellised pepino and the fence, screening it from winter winds. #flowers #tropicalflowers #exoticflowers #yellowflowers #orangeflowers #jacobinia #firefly #butterflyattractingplants #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermaculture
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Product Review – WOLF-Garten Weeding and Planting Knife
Wolf Garten Ks2K Fixed Hand Tool Weeding And Planting Knife (You can click the image or link above to view product details or purchase this product from Amazon and support Deep Green Permaculture!) A Weeding and Planting Knife … Continue reading
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Product Review – WOLF-Garten Utility Tree Hook
WOLF-Garten Utility Tree Hook (You can click the image or link above to view product details or purchase this product from Amazon and support Deep Green Permaculture!) Putting up bird netting using the WOLF-Garten Utility Tree Hook The WOLF-Garten … Continue reading
Product Review – Shoe Sync Earthing Shoes DIY Kit by Earth Runners
In our previous product review we looked at an excellent product, the Earth Runners Minimalist Outdoor Sandals, footwear which combines the barefoot benefits of earthing shoes with the functionality of minimalist running sandals. Much to my delight I received an … Continue reading
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Product Review – Earth Runners Minimalist Outdoor Sandals
Having a love of Nature and an understanding of the well-being benefits of interacting with Nature, I’m always looking to review products that enhance people’s connection to Nature or even just encourage them to interact more with Nature. When … Continue reading
Product Review – Cyclone’s New ‘Sculpt’ Range of Garden Loppers
Credits: Cyclone Tools Pty Ltd The Australian garden tool company Cyclone has launched its new ‘Sculpt’ range of shears and loppers, and I’ve been asked to write a product review! I was delighted at the opportunity to try these … Continue reading
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Product Review – Cyclone’s New ‘Sculpt’ Range of Hedge Shears
Credits: Cyclone Tools Pty Ltd The Australian garden tool company Cyclone has launched its new ‘Sculpt’ range of shears and loppers, and I’ve been asked to write a product review! I was delighted at the opportunity to try these products … Continue reading
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Tagged Compound Bypass, cyclone, garden tools, Hedge Shears (658006), hedging, Lopper (659126), loppers, product review, Prune your Hedges to Perfection, Ratchet Anvil Lopper (659140), sculpt, shears, Telescopic Ratchet Bypass Lopper (659171), Telescopic Wavy Edge Hedge Shears (658112)
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