Respect Works

05/06/2026

03/06/2026

Did you know weeds can be useful clues 🔎?

In permaculture, we don’t just ask, “How do I get rid of weeds?” We ask, “What is this plant trying to do for this soil?” Many weeds are pioneer plants. That means they show up to cover bare ground, protect the soil, break up compaction, and cycle nutrients back into the system.

Instead of fighting an endless weeding battle, focus on shifting the conditions that invite weeds in:

🌿 Keep soil covered (mulch + groundcovers)
✂️ Chop-and-drop instead of digging weeds out
🌱 Plant densely so your chosen plants outcompete
🍂 Build soil health so the system stabilises over time

Less war on weeds and more design that makes weeds unnecessary! 🙌

Learn more about GFSPerth — https://www.gfsperth.com.au/volunteers/our-projects/

02/06/2026

Know someone who shows up, reaches out, and makes life better just by being in it? Nominate them for a Friendship Award. The world’s only public friendship awards are back in 2026 and your friend deserves to be seen.
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN.
Go nominate your someone now: https://www.gfsperth.com.au/friendship-awards/🧡💛🩵

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

🌿 Even the most critically ill patients need green.
King’s College Hospital in London has just opened the UK’s first outdoor Critical Care Roof Garden, where patients on full life support can lie beneath open sky, surrounded by rosemary, sage, and native plants, breathing fresh air.
The results? Research shows time in nature reduces delirium, lowers blood pressure, and lifts spirits even for the most seriously unwell.
Science is catching up with what gardeners have always known: growing things heals people.
At GFS Perth - www.gfsperth.com.au - we believe caring for creation and caring for each other are the same act.
🌱 Who needs a bit of green today?
https://www.kch.nhs.uk/news/outdoor-critical-care-roof-garden-opens-at-kings-college-hospital/

Patients can receive full life support, while experiencing the therapeutic benefits of greenery, fresh air and natural light

31/05/2026

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I heard the ambulance siren getting closer. And then a voice: ‘Where do you live? We’ll take your bike home for you’

30/05/2026