We have created our fair share of amazing new garden beds here at Naturally Abundant and we are not fans of heavy labour just for the fun of it or because double or triple digging is what they do on the gardening shows on tv. In fact digging up a whole area of soil is…
Westringia fruticosa (Coastal Rosemary) is a shrub that grows near the coast in eastern Australia. The flowers are white, hairy and have the upper petal divided into two lobes. They also have orange-to-purply spots on their bottom half. This shrub is very tough and grows on cliffs right next to the ocean. Its tolerance to…
Davidsonia pruriens, also known as ooray, Davidson’s plum, or Queensland Davidson’s plum, is a medium sized rainforest tree of northern Queensland, Australia. The leaves are large and compound. The edible dark burgundy colored fruit is produced in large clusters from the branches or the trunk, depending on the type. There are at least two distinct forms, with a…
Manzanillo is one of Spain’s finest varieties. It is also the most widely planted variety in Australian groves and, due to its productivity and high quality fruit, the most widespread variety in the world. The variety has been well proven in groves and research stations in many Australian states. The flesh-to-pit ratio is superb (8.2:1),…
Animals are like us they also need to enjoy a balanced diet to be healthy. They have parasites and illnesses that they need to learn how to treat. Watch this amazing story of how animal use medicines just like us humans.
Stingless Honey Bees, which as also known as Meliponines or just Stingless Bees, are a group of around 500 bee species, comprising the tribe Meliponini, or subtribe Meliponina according to some. They are from the Apidae family same as honey bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, and bumblebees. Stingless Bees still have stingers (go figure), but they are highly reduced and…
Pomegranates might not be the easiest fruit to eat. In this short video are instructions on how you can easily open a fresh pomegranate. The fruit is not only tasty but have healing properties.
Permaculture is a sustainable solution focused philosophy. Permaculture is a process we can apply to our thoughts and actions to implement effective solutions that are appropriate for the situation and respectful of others around us. The knowledge taught in permaculture is not new. People that have a love and connection with life are generally already following this type of life philosophy….
Have you ever seen small black insects quietly visiting your flowers and shrubs? If so, maybe you are lucky to have a wild hive on your property already! They are Australian native bees, of which the most popular has to be the small social stingless bees. In the wild, these species mostly inhabit tree hollows…