Inspirational Gardens – Bellissimo!
2012-11-10T06:31:30+11:00
JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS and his house-mate reveal how their garden has become a living larder. Here are some images of their suburban garden, Bellis.
Jerry Coleby-Williams and his house-mate Jeff Poole, a conservation writer and activist, have turned their suburban garden, Bellis, into a living larder that can survive climate change, drought and flood
In the latest ABC Organic Gardener Essential Guide: Inspirational Gardens, Jerry describes how Bellis was visualised as a suburban ecological asset; a dynamic, integrated ‘whole’; a household supporting a permanent, intensive and flexible system of food production that in turn, supported its householders.
We couldn’t fit all the marvellous photos he sent us into the printed magazine, so here are a few more, showing other aspects of this inspiring garden.
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The backyard of Bellis, with a predator-attracting border
Bellis’ sewage system
Jerry pots Parramatta Sweets mandarins |
Bellis’ food garden in winter
Bellis’ vegie garden soaks up heavy rain
Bellis in autumn, with Bambusa oldhamii |
