Working with Nature in our Drylands
Welcome to Our Farm
Welcome to Our Farm
Working with Nature in our Drylands
Located in Geraldton, Western Australia we demonstrate dryland Permaculture and environmental conservation. We operate as a not-for-profit – The Drylands Foundation.
Seeds
Non-GMO, Organic vegetable and herb heirloom seeds
Plants
Locally grown for Geraldton and our Midwest
Garden Honey
Chemical Free, Hand Harvested Honey
Learn
Permaculture: Sustainability by Design
Contribute
Participate and make a Difference to our Drylands
About Us
Located in Geraldton, in the Midwest of Western Australia we demonstrate the practical application of Permaculture and environmental conservation. We operate as a not-for-profit environmental organisation – The Drylands Foundation.
Our enterprises that fund our work in conservation and sustainability include:
Drylands Permaculture Nursery
Local native and multi-use plants for Geraldton and the Midwest Western Australia
‘locally owned, locally grown’
Garden Honey
Harvested by hand from our Bees that forage from our Permaculture Gardens and Native Tree Crops
‘Chemical Free, Hand Harvested Honey’
Yilgarn Seeds
Non-GMO, Open pollinated vegetable and herb heirloom seeds; and endemic native seeds
‘Protecting regional biodiversity and food security’
We offer environmental education and sustainability training as Permaculture practitioners, and are hosts for ‘Willing Workers On Organic Farms’ (WWOOF) and HelpX.
Tours of our farm and volunteering opportunities are available for individuals and organisations interested in learning more about Permaculture and sustainability in drylands environments.
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Noticed these wildflowers in the bush over the past few weeks? A Banksia-leaf Acacia, rare white flowers... wow!
It grows in an incredibly diverse range of soil types and as it only grows 1m high. Looks awesome in a native garden setting.
Guess what? We have seedlings of it available for sale ...
Ha. ha..... Be Quick!...
We are open Thurs to Mon. 10.00am - 5.00pm
333 David Road,
Drylands Permaculture Farm
Waggrakine, ph: 0899381628
Local people Local Plants, LocaWisdom
July 13th, 7:16 pm
Love it be there tomorrow !
Stephen Kostal
Hazel Dempster?
Lou Sarah
We forget how important shade trees are until summer hits in Geraldton.**Want a magnificent shade tree ...Think about a Kaffir Plum..
We have lots of 1.5m trees - $55.00 each.
This South African fruit tree has glossy dark green leaves, is fast growing (especially when irrigated through the first two summers) and can live up to 150 years old.
It is a 7-8m drought tolerant species that has small red fruit with a tangy sweet flesh that can be eaten fresh or made into jellies, jams or rose wine.
It prefers to grow in free-draining neutral pH soils. Great for gardens and paddocks in: Waggrakine, Moresby, Beachlands, Park Falls, Glenfield, Deepdale, Wooree, Beresford, Moonyonooka, Northampton, Wonthella, Utakarra, Bluff Point, White peak, Spalding and Kalbarri.
Drylands Permaculture Nursery
~~~~OPEN 10am-5pm Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon~~~~
333 David Road, Waggrakine, 99381628
"Local Plants, Local People, Local Wisdom''
July 7th, 7:43 am
**Want a magnificent shade tree ...Think about a Kaffir Plum..
We have lots of 1.5m trees - $55.00 each.
This South African fruit tree has glossy dark green leaves, is fast growing (especially when irrigated through the first two summers) and can live up to 150 years old.
It is a 7-8m drought tolerant species that has small red fruit with a tangy sweet flesh that can be eaten fresh or made into jellies, jams or rose wine.
It prefers to grow in free-draining neutral pH soils. Great for gardens and paddocks in: Waggrakine, Moresby, Beachlands, Park Falls, Glenfield, Deepdale, Wooree, Beresford, Moonyonooka, Northampton, Wonthella, Utakarra, Bluff Point, White peak, Spalding and Kalbarri.
Drylands Permaculture Nursery
~~~~OPEN 10am-5pm Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon~~~~
333 David Road, Waggrakine, 99381628
"Local Plants, Local People, Local Wisdom''
July 6th, 7:00 pm
Can I just ask if you do dwarf fruit trees
Cape Burney/greenough? Carobs grow?
Any suggestions for a very exposed section of Point Moore?
Just wondering what the root system is like? Is it invasive at all? Would like to plant in sheep yards which is next to a small orchard. Any probs?
Easy to grow. Got 2.
Are they pretty wind hardy ?
Tom Darcey is this tree the same as the one at the back of your house ?
Wow. Never heard of it. Edible fruit. Carlos will always be in that!
Could it grow in country between Balkarat & Colac, Victir iui a!?
Alan Howitt time for a name change?
OMG we just sold our house with a giant one of these. I had no idea it was edible. So spewing I never tried it.
So sorry: Ballarat, Victoria!!!?
Liz Janney how interesting! X
Mark Teale that tree in orchard?
Joanne Brown
Peter Davis
Lee McDaniell
Howard
Grant Shadforth Shaddy
David Littlely
Fiona V Evans
Jane Quarrington
Eden Murphy
Kate Davidson
Sarah Walker
Share this out to anyone you know starting out gardening or tree planting.Free Soil ph tests - get the right plants for your soil type. It makes a huge difference in how well they grow.
Ever wondered why certain plants do extremely well and others don't. Ever had plants that look stressed or go yellow then die?
Understanding your soil ph will help unravel many of your mysteries. If you bring out a soil sample to the nursery we can do a ph test for you. As we are also familiar with the base soil types around Geraldton area, together with your soil test, we can advise you of the right species for your property which will minimise your plant loses.
The pictures describe how we need you to take your soil sample. We only need a tablespoon of soil from each area that you think has a different soil type. One from your verge or close by bush block would also be useful to know.
We are open Thurs to Monday 10am - 5.00pm. Any country folk coming thru at other times, just give us a call first and we'll try to accommodate times around your town trip.
333 David Road, Waggrakine. 0899381628
Local plants, local people, local wisdom.
July 6th, 8:12 am
Free Soil ph tests - get the right plants for your soil type. It makes a huge difference in how well they grow.
Ever wondered why certain plants do extremely well and others don't. Ever had plants that look stressed or go yellow then die?
Understanding your soil ph will help unravel many of your mysteries. If you bring out a soil sample to the nursery we can do a ph test for you. As we are also familiar with the base soil types around Geraldton area, together with your soil test, we can advise you of the right species for your property which will minimise your plant loses.
The pictures describe how we need you to take your soil sample. We only need a tablespoon of soil from each area that you think has a different soil type. One from your verge or close by bush block would also be useful to know.
We are open Thurs to Monday 10am - 5.00pm. Any country folk coming thru at other times, just give us a call first and we'll try to accommodate times around your town trip.
333 David Road, Waggrakine. 0899381628
Local plants, local people, local wisdom.
July 5th, 7:30 pm
Contact Details
Drylands Foundation
333 David Rd (North), Waggrakine
Geraldton,Western Australia 6530
Tel. (08) 9938 1628
Email. info@drylands.org.au
Seasonal Opening Times
April-October: Thursday to Monday
November-March: Friday to Sunday
10am to 5pm. Closed Public Holidays.
Drylands Foundation
Drylands Permaculture Farm
333 David Rd (North)
Waggrakine, Geraldton
Western Australia
Drylands Foundation
The Drylands Permaculture Farm, is managed by the Drylands Foundation, a not-for-profit environmental organisation.
The Foundation utilises the Farm, to promote and demonstrate environmental sustainability and conservation through social enterprise.
Photo: Flamefruit Cactus © J. Firth 2006