Caerulea Cottage 2018

House Notes – Caerulea Cottage

An average bungalow on a 700m2 block …

Except that we have a Sanden heat pump, solar panels, home-made water storage, recycle our laundry water through the toilet, have chickens, worm farms and really bad compost 🙂

The main sustainable feature is the garden, so anyone interested in setting up a sustainable garden, please come and I’ll help as much as I can. The yard is loosely set up along five permaculture zones, I don’t use pesticides and minimise inorganic fertilisers. I have utilised the eastern side of the house to plant a forest of local natives – Western Sydney Dry Rainforest – and the back and front yard are a combination of natives, veggies, herbs, fruit trees and useful (but also pretty) ornamentals.

Gardens and features are made out of pre-loved materials and are built up on the ‘no-dig garden’ principle.

My motivation is to make living as sustainable as possible to protect the planet. My garden is a haven for wildlife – Green Tree Frogs and other frog species, native insects, spiders, lizards and birds. I am fiercely protective of my critters! I am also interested in community living in the sense that neighbours can share, and I have set up a small verge garden that people can take fruit and veggies from if they wish.