Practical Permaculture | Gardening and Intentional Living The Joy of Growing Food and plants with Sustainable Holly
Apr 4, 2025
Sustainable Holly, a Perth-based permaculture gardener and content creator who grew up on a New Zealand farm, shares her insightful gardening journey. She discusses thriving in Perth's arid climate, the importance of biodiversity in creating resilient gardens, and her unique seed-saving techniques. Holly inspires listeners to embrace gardening mistakes as part of the learning process and encourages experimentation with unusual plants. She also highlights the joy of growing your own food and connecting with nature.
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Farm Childhood Shaped A Gardener
- Holly grew up on a farm in a small New Zealand town and learned gardening from family across generations.
- That upbringing shaped her lifelong habit of always having a garden, even in tiny rental plots.
Front Yard Became Her Main Garden
- Holly transformed a 720 m² suburban block by turning the front yard into her main productive garden with fruit trees and raised beds.
- She gradually added features like an arbor, pond, and experimental mulch garden one project at a time.
Chop-And-Drop To Keep Nutrients Local
- Do chop-and-drop and return prunings directly to the bed where they came from to conserve nutrients and speed mulch buildup.
- Use a mulcher for larger material and redistribute excess to other beds rather than removing it off-site.