To develop a garden which will withstand natural disasters, I choose plants which thrive in the local environment, I improve the soil, and I practice companion planting. Our forests are vanishing at a rapid rate. For twenty years, in my early adult life, I talked about politics, then like a bolt of lightening that comes out of the blue, I realised that the flowers and trees were much more reliable, trustworthy and generally better to live with than many politicians. That happy day changed my life and the living conditions of the loved people around me. It's a GOOD Thing.
Every disaster is an opportunity, every mistake is a lesson.
The gardener's creed for serenity. Right now we may need that creed. Here are some tips for reducing the need to water. Here are some drastic measures for drastic times. The silver lining in this cloudless time of drought - we now have a chance to correct old mistakes and plant things that will do well for us and look great.