Home Educating Garden Duo, Autism Mum & Son, Katrina and Clayton. Work with Permaculture Principles in Scotland. Showing How Repurposing , Propagating and Soil Health is a Vital Part of Gardening.
Katrina & Clayton and family live in East Ayrshire and share their daily life in the garden on instagram. They practice permaculture principles in the garden, reducing & repurposing waste whenever they can. Katrina shows how home educating in nature has helped Clayton thrive.
Clayton Completed The 2 Grow and Learn Courses with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. He is Autistic, Non Verbal & has been Home Educated since 2018. Katrina & Peter hold their PDC & PDC PRO Permaculture Design Course from Oregon State University
Broadleaf Plantain: What It Tells You About Your Soil and How to Use It Broadleaf plantain is one of the most common wild plants you’ll find across the UK, often growing quietly underfoot in lawns, pathways and well trodden ground. Many people overlook it completely, dismissing it as just another weed, but Broad leaved Plantain…
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For RedcurrantsWritten For Caledonian Horticulture We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b. In this series of blogs we…
What to Plant in Scotland Each Month: Veg, Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers. Planting in April Planting in April What to Plant in Scotland Each Month: Veg, Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers April brings longer days and milder temperatures, but Scottish weather can still be unpredictable. It’s a key month for sowing, transplanting and early outdoor…
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For BlackberriesWritten For Caledonian Horticulture We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b. In this series of blogs we…
Featured in Good Housekeeping: Gardening Collection 2026 Magazine Absolutely delighted to share that we have been featured in Good Housekeeping’s Gardening Collection 2026 Magazine! In the dynamic landscape of home and lifestyle publishing, few brands command the same level of trust and prestige as Good Housekeeping. For generations, it has served as a reliable source…
March: Month By Month In Our Scottish Gardens The Food Forest, The Raised Bed Garden & The Kitchen Courtyard Our Scottish Garden in March March starts to brings the garden to life. After months of quiet waiting, there is a noticeable shift, the lighter days pushes further into the evening, the soil begins to warm…
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Perpetual SpinachWritten For Caledonian Horticulture We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b. In this series of blogs…
Stinging Nettle: What It Tells You About Your Soil, Plus Uses You Might Be Missing Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica, common nettle, burn nettle, nettle leaf) is one of the most well known wild plants in the UK, usually for all the wrong reasons. Brush past it on a walk and you’ll quickly remember why it…
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Tree CabbageWritten For Caledonian Horticulture We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b. In this series of blogs…
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Building A Food Forest in Scotland. Where We Started In 2019. From a full grass lawn to a starting a food forest and fruit orchard, a raised bed area for annual veg and a kitchen courtyard for daily herbs and salads. Follow along with us on our journey.