PROPAGATING CHERRY LAUREL TO GET FREE HEDGING What Did We Do? We had a go at Propagating Cherry Laurel Hedging For FREE last summer because we have such a large space to fill. Over 100meters! We picked Cherry Laurel as it stays green and thick all year round and we need a wind barrier toContinue reading “Propagating Cherry Laurel”
Category Archives: Blogs from the Garden
Reuse & Repurpose
GETTING YOUR SEEDS STARTED WITH ITEMS FROM AROUND YOUR HOME What Did We Do? If you are a beginner to sowing seeds it can all seem a little daunting, when to sow, what seeds to buy, when to plant out and then there is all the equipment you need. Even those that have been gardeningContinue reading “Reuse & Repurpose”
Food Forest Area- New Fruit Trees Planted For 2023
LAST OF THE FRUIT TREES GOING INTO THE FOOD FOREST AREA Getting Started We were gratefully gifted our last set of fruit trees for this area from Direct Plants They sent Clayton out 1 Pear – Pyrus Beth Pear 2 Apple -Malus Cox’s Orange Apple 1 Plum – Prunus Victoria Plum We also just plantedContinue reading “Food Forest Area- New Fruit Trees Planted For 2023”
How We Grow Food in a Vertical Garden Using Milk Cartons On A Fence – 2022 UPDATE
What Did We Do? Not being happy with the amount of plastic that was going to landfill, we wanted to come up with a solution to help reduce that. When researching I came across plastic milk cartons being used on the window sills for herbs, just the bottoms used with drainage holes. I thought whyContinue reading “How We Grow Food in a Vertical Garden Using Milk Cartons On A Fence – 2022 UPDATE”
The Beechgrove Garden 2022 Episode 23 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem
The Beechgrove Garden 2022 Episode 23 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem Katrina from Cambridgeshire, England & Peter from Cape Town, South Africa and their children are a Vegan living family of 5 living in East Ayrshire, Scotland. 3 children aged 12-15. Their eldest Clayton who is Autistic and Non verbal is Home Educated by KatrinaContinue reading “The Beechgrove Garden 2022 Episode 23 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem”
A Little About Us and Where The Food Forest Has Started From – 2022 Update
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 upContinue reading “A Little About Us and Where The Food Forest Has Started From – 2022 Update”
Building a Mini Food Forest in a Raised Bed
You don’t need a huge space to start growing food and you don’t need a large space to start a food forest. Just start where you are & with what you have to move forward. Using the Permaculture Design Principles you can maximise your space to get the most from it. The different layers ofContinue reading “Building a Mini Food Forest in a Raised Bed”
-No Waste Wednesday-What We Did With The Empty Compost Bags
What Did We Do? We had used a few ready made compost bags around the garden this last year and rather than throw away these bags , I started to look around for usages. I could have just turned them inside out & used them to make leaf mould in, the black sides would haveContinue reading “-No Waste Wednesday-What We Did With The Empty Compost Bags”
Sheet Mulching a Large Grass Lawn Area To Build A Food Forest
See Previous Posts Starting to Build a Food Forest, Where Did We Start? And Building a Food Forest in Scotland. Starting with the Tree Layer (Year 1) Where Did We Start From? This area had the 8 Fruit Trees & Cages planted across the back. The idea was to sheet mulch the whole area aroundContinue reading “Sheet Mulching a Large Grass Lawn Area To Build A Food Forest”
Building a Kitchen Courtyard Herb Garden in a Small Space in Scotland (Part 1)
Where Did it Start? This area was pretty much open when we moved in in the February 2019. The trees that were a loose hedge were bare opening up onto a huge field. You can read about this area in this blog Making Every Bit Of Space Usable. Building A Long Planter Raised Bed WeContinue reading “Building a Kitchen Courtyard Herb Garden in a Small Space in Scotland (Part 1)”
Building a Food Forest -Scotland 