Two days before moving day, Balcony Garden finds new mates

The passionfruit sits in a 70 cm tall pot, taking from the soil all the energy it needs to grow up strong and flowery, to give me shade, privacy, flowers and fruit. Getting it down will be a 3 part challenge - soil, plant and pot all descending seperately.

Last day on Cecilia's Balcony Garden, with the water tank viewable behind the illustrated door.

Disassembling a loved home and garden feels like felling a rainforest, it took 8 years of refining to get it this way, and 2 days to reverse all that. But nothing lasts forever, and I emerge from this as alive and heathy as ever.


First Plants to go of to their new home went to Lahta's Balcony garden in Carlton - pond with iris and native water lillies, Camillia tree from Eliott Goblett, a few Orchids with plump flower spikes, Lots of herbs and more, with the goldfish going along for the ride.

Lahta the balcony garden Farmer digging up my pet plants

Great biodiversily Lahta, its already attracting lizards.

Dan Palmer and Kath Consider what to take

Dan Palmer of Very Edible Gardens came to take a 3 meter Persimmon, an 8 year old lime tree, and bales of straw, all for his new Rental Permaculture Sharehouse in Williamstown. I hope they enjoyed the ride, with their ears flapping and tails wagging as never-before-scenery flew by them.


Proof that Engineers are the best people, Ron Noonan of the Williamstown Garden Club turned up with his trusty trailer, and trundled away with my favorite pets - lillies, fig tree, 2 meter lily pilly, Rubarb, Six meters of Passionfruit vine, some 4 year old asparagus (16 more years to go), the massive birdcage, and the dear old water tank.




I'd love to see how everyone is going, sprouting, fruiting and flourishing. I miss you guys, you were my mates, and gave me nice surprises every day.
xx