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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
They featured on BBC Beechgrove Gardens Ep23 2022 and returned in 2023 for an update, Katrina & Clayton are also columnists for ScotlandGrows Magazine, Guest Blog for Caledonian Horticulture as well as working with Gardeners’ World Magazine and many other brands.
They are also Author of the new Children’s Book Series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening. Topics on Growing, Harvesting, Sowing & Composting and 108 Page Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle. Our latest book in the series OUT NOW Vol 5 : Clayton’s Garden Visitors: A Story of Autism and Feeding The Birds
Listen in on their Guest Podcasts to learn more about them.
Month by Month Series for 2026: Monthly Tours & What To Plant Each Month
Guides on Everything we Grow: Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow
Common Weeds in your Garden: that can help diagnose your soil
Stitching the Seasons: Tracking Climate with a Temperature Blanket
All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Sage
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What to Plant in Scotland Each Month: Veg, Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers. Planting in July
What to Plant in Scotland Each Month: Veg, Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers. Planting in July Many gardeners think July is the end of the planting season, but in Scotland, it’s far from over. While the garden is bursting with colour and harvests, July is also one of the best months to sow crops for…
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All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Pear Trees
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Pear TreesWritten 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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All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Honeyberries
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June: Month By Month In Our Scottish Gardens
Our Scottish Garden in June June is the month where the garden rewards us for all the work we’ve put in since Winter. The long days of the Scottish Summer seem to accelerate everything, with fresh growth appearing almost overnight. The food forest is filling out beautifully, the raised beds are becoming increasingly productive and…
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All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Nigella
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All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Chinese Artichoke
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10 Reasons Your Plants Stop Growing in Summer (and Fixes)
10 Reasons Your Plants Stop Growing in Summer (and How to Fix Them): A UK Gardener’s Guide Summer should be the season when gardens burst into life. Borders fill out, vegetables race upward, flowers bloom continuously and lawns turn lush and green. Yet many UK gardeners experience the same frustrating problem every year: plants suddenly…
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All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Thyme
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For ThymeWritten 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…
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Author of the new children’s book series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening. Topics on Growing, Harvesting, Sowing, Composting & Feeding The Birds and 108 Page Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle. Our latest book in the series OUT NOW Vol 5 : Clayton’s Garden Visitors: A Story of Autism and Feeding The Birds
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