Top 3 Things You Could Do To Support Earth Day & National Garden Week This Year?

GARDENING SUPPORTING OUR EARTH Top 3 things you could do this year in your outdoor space Earth Day has just passed and it’s National Gardening Week this week, let’s celebrate the life that flourishes beneath our feet and commit to giving back to the earth by nurturing and replenishing this vital resource. The Soil TheContinueContinue reading “Top 3 Things You Could Do To Support Earth Day & National Garden Week This Year?”

Spring Garden: Soil Condition

SPRING GARDEN: LOOKING AFTER YOUR SOIL AND GETTING IT READY TO PLANT IN THIS YEAR Your Spring Garden SPRING PLANTING – SOIL CONDITION 1 of 3 Checking Your Soil Condition SPRING GARDEN: SOIL CONDITION 1 of 3  Have you assessed your soil condition yet? No. 1 Check for drainage:  Sandy soils may drain quickly butContinueContinue reading “Spring Garden: Soil Condition”

Propagating Cherry Laurel

PROPAGATING CHERRY LAUREL TO GET FREE HEDGING Roots from our propagated Cherry Laurel 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 andContinueContinue reading “Propagating Cherry Laurel”

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 aroundContinueContinue reading “Sheet Mulching a Large Grass Lawn Area To Build A Food Forest”