The backyard

Here are some more raised beds getting ready for planting. I've spent ages walking around the backyard trying to work out sun angles, possible chook run locations, trying to think up permaculture applications etc etc. I still don't have a full plan, but at least have made a start. These raised no-dig beds should get plenty of sun year round.

The other pictures show the rest of the backyard. We'd love to get a chookrun down the track if I can just work out how to build one, and where to build one.

Planning the chookrun and fruit / nut trees is much harder than it looks. There's limited space for vegies, trees, chooks as well as a play area for Meika and Zekie. The ground slopes downward to the South, so the shadow from the house hangs across the middle of the yard for a substantial amount of winter hours. In the afternoon, shade comes from trees to the right of the backyard. Vegies and fruit trees love the sun, so they all need to be placed just right.

Some of the existing trees have been put in akward locations. But we can't just go around pulling out trees. Max, our dog (in heaven now) literally ate a couple of trees. You can see a stump in the picture with the shed. It used to be as high as the tree next to it before Max got to it.

Next to the balcony may be a place for vegies that like little sun, like some varieties of spinach.