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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 detail all the soft fruits, fruit & nut trees, herbs, edible flowers & veggies that we are growing in our Food Forest, Mini linear Food Forest, Raised Beds and Kitchen Courtyard Garden. Through this series, you’ll discover practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care for a variety of plants, while looking at sustainable and environmentally friendly gardening practices.
You can find the full list of the ongoing series
All About Series: Sorrel
Read the full blog post All About Sorrel at Caledonian Horticulture covering practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care.
Have you ever grown sorrel?
This is one of those plants that deserves a much bigger place in the garden. Sorrel is a hardy perennial herb that is perfectly suited to the Scottish climate and once established it can come back year after year with very little fuss.
The leaves have a wonderfully sharp, lemony flavour which makes them brilliant for adding freshness to salads, soups, sauces and dressings. You can pick the young leaves as you need them throughout the growing season and because it is perennial you don’t have to start again from seed every year.
I particularly love plants like sorrel because they earn their place in the garden. They are productive, reliable and don’t need lots of attention to keep them growing. It is also a great choice if you are creating a perennial kitchen garden or food forest because it can sit happily alongside other herbs and perennial crops.
Read the full blog post All About Sorrel at Caledonian Horticulture covering practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care.
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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.
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