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An impressive looking Osteospermum flower, the florets are larger and raised, this variety is '3D Purple' with fuchsia coloured petals and a deep wine centre. Hopefully it's still bee-attracting, as some cultivated flower varieties are less attractive to beneficial insects. The best way to tell is to watch which flowers the nectar-feeding insects go to! 🐝🌼 #flowers #pinkflowers #osteospermum #daisy #osteospermum3d #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureMagpies are corvids, they're part of the same family as crows and ravens. These highly intelligent birds are a natural pest control for lawn beetles, they dig out the curl grubs and eat them! Magpies can be encouraged to stay if tall trees are grown for them to nest in. #birds #nativebirds #nativeaustralianbirds #magpies #corvids #naturalpestcontrol #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureThe striking purple-pink flowers of Australian native shrub Indigofera australis, also known as Australian Indigo. Yes, this plant's leaves are used for making dye, but it has many other uses too! #flowers #pinkflowers #macro #macrophotography #australiannativeplants #dyeplants #indigoferaaustralis #Australianindigo #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureSpring flowers in bloom under fruit trees, adding vibrancy and colour to the garden as the deciduous trees slowly start to come out of dormancy. #flowers #springflowers #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermaculturePink Lady apple tree blossom. This tree produces large attractive white flowers with a pink tinge at the edges. The apples taste really delicious too! #flowers #appleblossom #pinkflowers #pinklady #macro #macrophotography #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureSpring flowers! Sweet pea flowers growing in the garden, adding a splash of vivid colour. Ornamental peas are nitrogen fixing plants just like their edible counterparts, making them valuable companion plants. 🙂 #flowers #purpleflowers #oeas #sweetpea #companionplants #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureHoverfly feeding on nectar from an Osteospermum (African daisy) flower.. Hoverflies are beneficial insects, their larvae eat pests such as aphids,scales, trips and caterpillars! Attract them into the garden by growing nectar producing plants with shallow flowers, such as daisies and alyssum, they can't reach into the deeper bell-shaped flowers like butterflies can. #hoverfly #beneficialinsects #naturalpestcontrol #macro #macrophotography #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermacultureBright yellow ornamental flower? It's actually an edible plant, wild rocket in fact. Rocket, also known as arugula, is a salad green from the brassica family which comes in two varieties, annual salad rocket, and the perennial wild rocket, which has a stronger flavour. Close up photo of the flower taken with a 50mm lens hand-held, not my macro lens! #flowers #yellowflowers #saladgreens #rocket #wildrocket #floweringediblellants #permaculture #foodforest #urbanpermaculture #urbanagriculture #organicgardening #organicfoodgardening #deepgreenpermaculture #macro #macrophotography
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Chop and Drop Gardening (Sheet Composting)
Permaculture is all about working efficiently and in harmony with Nature. We can garden far more efficiently, with far less effort, and improve the soil at the same time by emulating Nature’s soil building processes through practising Chop and Drop … Continue reading
