Featured in Kitchen Garden Magazine: Meet the Blogger September 2025 Featured on the front cover AND a 3 page spread in the September 2025 issue of Kitchen Garden magazine as part of their popular Meet the Blogger section is such an exciting milestone. As the UK’s best-selling “grow your own” magazine, Kitchen Garden has always been a source of inspiration forContinueContinue reading “Featured in Kitchen Garden Magazine: Meet the Blogger September 2025”
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The History of British Lawns: From Wealth and Power to Everyday Gardens
The History of British Lawns: From Wealth and Power to Everyday Gardens When you picture a traditional British garden, chances are you see a neatly mown green lawn. Lawns have become such a fixture of everyday life that many of us never question them. Yet lawns are surprisingly impractical, they require mowing, feeding, and watering,ContinueContinue reading “The History of British Lawns: From Wealth and Power to Everyday Gardens”
5 Reasons Why You Should Use Raised Beds in Your Garden
Raised Bed Gardening: 5 Reasons Why You Should Use Raised Beds in Your Garden Gardening has always been about finding the balance between nature and nurture, working with the soil, the seasons and the plants to create abundance. One of the simplest yet most transformative techniques available to modern gardeners is the raised bed. Whether youContinueContinue reading “5 Reasons Why You Should Use Raised Beds in Your Garden”
Stitching the Seasons: Tracking Climate with a Temperature Blanket (3 Years Comparison -July)
Temperature Blankets: A 3 Year Comparison July Stitching the Seasons: Tracking Climate with a Temperature Blanket A temperature blanket is a knitting or crocheting project where each row or section represents the daily temperature over a set period, typically a year. The colours correspond to temperature ranges, creating a visual record of climate trends. Makers choose aContinueContinue reading “Stitching the Seasons: Tracking Climate with a Temperature Blanket (3 Years Comparison -July)”
Nitrogen Fixing Plants: Nature’s Soil Builders in Permaculture
Nitrogen Fixing Plants: Nature’s Soil Builders in Permaculture Healthy soil is the foundation of a productive garden or farm and nitrogen is one of its key building blocks. Yet, unlike other nutrients, nitrogen is not readily available in the soil in the form that plants can use. Fortunately, nature provides a powerful ally in theContinueContinue reading “Nitrogen Fixing Plants: Nature’s Soil Builders in Permaculture”
Naturally Stopping Weeds in the Garden: Using Cover Crops and Living Ground Covers
Naturally Stopping Weeds in the Garden: Using Cover Crops and Living Ground Covers Managing weeds without constant hoeing, mulching or chemical herbicides can feel like an uphill battle. One of the most effective and sustainable methods is to use cover crops, plants grown specifically to protect and enrich the soil while suppressing unwanted growth. Certain speciesContinueContinue reading “Naturally Stopping Weeds in the Garden: Using Cover Crops and Living Ground Covers”
How to Build a Linear Food Forest in a Raised Bed: Small Space Gardening
How to Build a Linear Food Forest in a Raised Bed: Small Space Gardening In today’s world of shrinking green garden spaces, apartment balconies and community garden plots, space is at a premium, but that doesn’t mean your gardening goals have to be. Imagine transforming a small raised bed into a productive ecosystem that mimicsContinueContinue reading “How to Build a Linear Food Forest in a Raised Bed: Small Space Gardening “
Stitching the Seasons: Tracking Climate with a Temperature Blanket (3 Years Comparison -June)
Our Children’s Book Series Author of the new children’s book series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening. Including Stories on Growing, Harvesting, Sowing, Composting, Feeding The Birds and A Sowing, Growing, Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle Visit Our Print On Demand Stores Redbubble Store – Worldwide! 200+ gardenContinueContinue reading “Stitching the Seasons: Tracking Climate with a Temperature Blanket (3 Years Comparison -June)”
10 Reasons Why You Should Start a Windowsill Garden
Grow Fresh Food Indoors: Why You Should Start a Windowsill Garden More people are turning to small scale gardening not just for sustainability, but also for wellness, flavour, and a touch of joy. And guess what? You don’t need a garden or even a balcony to grow your own food. A sunny windowsill is all it takesContinueContinue reading “10 Reasons Why You Should Start a Windowsill Garden”
