What Did it looked like? The stairs we have are extra wide, this space is 45” wide a few inches short of a small double bed (4ft) There was a door either side There was a door either side, one leading to the living room, one leading to the dinning room. You had to openContinueContinue reading “How I Changed an Under Stairs Cupboard into a Calm Room with a Bed on a Budget”
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Building a Mini Food Forest in a Small Area. Ours is On A Fence (Year 1)
What Did We Do? When we moved in, this area had conifers that covered half way across the garage, that were taller than the bungalow next door and were cut back so much on neighbours side they had browning leaves at the bottom. Google street view shows the trees maybe about 10yrs ago. This isContinueContinue reading “Building a Mini Food Forest in a Small Area. Ours is On A Fence (Year 1)”
Building a Food Forest in Scotland. Starting with the Tree Layer (Year 1)
See Previous Post Starting to Build a Food Forest, Where Did We Start? When and Where Did We Plant? After building and planting in the fruit cage in July 2019 the design plan was to carry the fruit trees across the back. Not being able to cage the whole 30m area across we used theseContinueContinue reading “Building a Food Forest in Scotland. Starting with the Tree Layer (Year 1)”
Starting to Build a Food Forest, Where Did We Start? (Year 1 & 2)
There are 7 Layers of a Food Forest Tall Tree or Canopy Layer Sub-Canopy or Large Shrub Layer Shrub Layer Herbaceous Layer Ground Cover Layer Underground Layer Climber, Vine or Vertical Layer Bonus Layers 8. Aqua/Wetland Layer (Bonus) 9. Mycelial or Fungal Layer (Bonus) 7 Layers of a Food Forest image: chelseagreen .com What isContinueContinue reading “Starting to Build a Food Forest, Where Did We Start? (Year 1 & 2)”
Oakmount House. Edwardian 1903 Home & Garden in East Ayrshire, Scotland
Not much is know about this house or the family that built it except the few pictures we were given by the previous owner, showing the original features like the beautiful windows, the windows in the roof & the chimneys all that have been removed & replaced. Photo taken 1906 Photo of the family takenContinueContinue reading “Oakmount House. Edwardian 1903 Home & Garden in East Ayrshire, Scotland”
A Little About Us and Where The Food Forest Has Started From
Katrina & Peter and their children are a Vegan living family of 5 in East Ayrshire, Scotland. 3 children aged 12-15. Their eldest Clayton who is Autistic and Non verbal is Home Educated by Katrina and has developed a keen interest and eye for the garden and is most happiest when planting seeds, potting upContinueContinue reading “A Little About Us and Where The Food Forest Has Started From”
