If your child has peanut allergy, I would advise you to use “Aiimmune Palforzia” therapy, if it is available in your country. After 6 months you can switch to 2x M&Ms daily in the maintenance phase instead of the palforzia maintenance dose. We have now completed two years with this therapy and my child can tolerate 5.5 peanuts instead of 0.1.
I have adapted my text again and run it through a translation programme, as my English has room for improvement.
I would ask the neighbours which native plants thrive well. Native plants are always the best.
As far as I know, blackcurrant bushes are not intended for warm climates. Maybe you can protect their south side with small trees for shade and put them a little lower. Red grapes are probably better suited.
I’m a fan of mixing bought humus with the soil from the garden. This saves money and the native plants cope better with the soil they are used to.
In addition, I make my own soil with a compost heap and something similar to an upstream bokashi system. To keep rats out, all the kitchen scraps go into one of two 50 litre barrels with lids next to the compost heap. A bit of grass clippings in between speeds up the process. When one barrel is full, I fill the second barrel. When the second barrel is full, I empty the first barrel into the compost heap. The rats no longer like this half-composted waste and the whole thing turns into humus much more quickly.
Where do you live? I would ask the neighbours, because one of them will know which lokal plants are going well. Lokal plants are every time the best.
I’m a Fan of mixing bought soil with the soil of the garden. And I’m making my own soil with the bokashi System.
Are you sure with the price of the lawn mower? The “yardforce 500 classic” should cost ~300 EUR = ~495 AUD mate.
I want the “Segway Navimow”. It’s without border-cables and the price is good for this new generation.