What To Do If You See a Flower Stalk Growing in Your Rhubarb

What To Do If You See a Flower Stalk Growing in Your Rhubarb Rhubarb is a garden favourite, loved for its tart stalks that make delicious pies, jams, and crumbles. But every now and then, something surprising happens, a tall stalk shoots up from the centre of the plant, topped with what looks like aContinueContinue reading “What To Do If You See a Flower Stalk Growing in Your Rhubarb”

Pruning Lavender: Tips for a Healthier, Bushier Plant

Pruning Lavender: Tips for a Healthier, Bushier Plant We write about our lavender hedge a lot, from growing from seed, how we keep the ground weed and maintenance free and what we do with the flowers. Read more in our blog posts about lavender:GROWING LAVENDER FROM SEED: Grow Your Own Lavender Hedge From Seed For PenniesLAVENDERContinueContinue reading “Pruning Lavender: Tips for a Healthier, Bushier Plant”

Raspberries: Monitoring, Recording, Pruning & Planting

RASPBERRIES Observing and Monitoring In Our Garden MONITORING OUR RASPBERRIES  We planted out 4 varieties back in summer 2022, we didn’t know what would work best or in what area so we added these 4 to test them out. We added them to our food forest area, to our mini food forest in a raised bedContinueContinue reading “Raspberries: Monitoring, Recording, Pruning & Planting”

How To Propagate Cherry Laurel To Get Free Hedging

How To Propagate Cherry Laurel To Get Free Hedging Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) is a popular evergreen shrub, prized for its dense foliage and ability to create natural privacy screens. Propagating cherry laurel is a cost effective way to expand your garden, and it can be done using either softwood or hardwood cuttings. Choosing theContinueContinue reading “How To Propagate Cherry Laurel To Get Free Hedging”