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| The road to David's garden |
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| Beautiful Gleniffer, NSW - the view from from David's gate. |
As always a shared tea takes place before or after we wander through a garden. Obviously our winter day was very mild at noon.
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| Muffins and Chick Pea fritters |
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| Savoury Muffins |
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| This view from David's gate is of the surrounding escarpment of the Dorrigo Plateau. |
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| Seedsavers take a garden walk. |
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| Past the Mandarin tree |
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| Past the Comfrey (left) and Nasturtium (right) |
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| Under trees |
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| Past the Sweet Potato groundcover, |
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| Under the tall Custard Apple. |
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| Mandarins are ornamental as well as delicious. |
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| Lemons |
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| David explains. |
Every garden visit we share our local growing knowledge. We always learn more. Growing local is preferable if it saves burning carbon.
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| Star Fruit or Carambola |
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| Star Fruit (Carambola) Crumble |
Carambolas are so productive. Here is one way to use the fruit. Another member dries the slices.
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| The Winter Solstice Fire. |
David likes to add a little ceremony and ritual to life. Why not!
David made sure we participated in the 'Ceremony of Burning The Summer Hat'.
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| Rows of Comfrey edge David's gardens |
Comfrey is excellent for enriching the soil because it drags up deep nutrients that can activate soil improvement.
This is the biggest Lemon Verbena bush I have seen. It grows in part shade.
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| Pineapple |
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The
pomelo, Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis Wikipedia
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David's Pomelo is bearing plenty of fruit.
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Dipsacus (Teasel)
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David is growing Teasel for medicinal reasons, to treat a Lyme like disease. He uses a tincture made from the root.
David believes this is a Yellow Mangosteen still surviving our warm temperate zone winter although it looks a little unhappy.
