BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Social Media Reels (July-Sept 2024)

BBC Gardener’s World Magazine Social Media Reels BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine: Garden inspiration and advice from the UK’s No.1 gardening magazine and website  Clayton and I have been busy showing you what we got up to across our garden including activities, harvesting, reusing and adaptable techniques we use. This is what we got up toContinueContinue reading “BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Social Media Reels (July-Sept 2024)”

Practical & Creative Ways To Use Fallen Leaves Around Your Garden

Practical & Creative Ways To Use Fallen Leaves Around Your Garden Using leaves in your garden is highly beneficial. In nature, fallen leaves are an essential part of the forest floor, returning nutrients to the soil and providing habitat for organisms. By mimicking this natural process, you create a sustainable and resilient garden system. WhyContinueContinue reading “Practical & Creative Ways To Use Fallen Leaves Around Your Garden”

Transforming a Large Grass Lawn with Sheet Mulching

Transforming a Large Grass Lawn with Sheet Mulching Why Mulching? Mulching is a fundamental practice in gardening, especially within permaculture, as it enhances soil health, conserves moisture, suppresses weeds, and supports the overall ecosystem of your garden. Using materials like cardboard, leaves, grass clippings, and compost aligns with permaculture principles, which emphasises working with natureContinueContinue reading “Transforming a Large Grass Lawn with Sheet Mulching”

Understanding Plant Guilds in Permaculture Food Forest Gardening

Understanding Plant Guilds in Permaculture Food Forest Gardening Building A Guild We spent a lot of time designing this area based on Permaculture Design, making sure they were in the best position of the sun, wind and rain. We built most of the plants into a guild. In permaculture design this involves creating a communityContinueContinue reading “Understanding Plant Guilds in Permaculture Food Forest Gardening”

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Social Media Reels (May 2024)

BBC Gardener’s World Magazine Social Media Reels BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine: Garden inspiration and advice from the UK’s No.1 gardening magazine and website  Clayton and I have been busy showing you what we get up to across our garden including activities, harvesting, reusing and adaptable techniques we use. Look out for more to come acrossContinueContinue reading “BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Social Media Reels (May 2024)”

Food Forest Gardening: How to Grow and Harvest Raspberries, Strawberries, Blueberries & More

Food Forest Gardening: How to Grow and Harvest Raspberries, Strawberries, Blueberries & More Designing Our Berry Garden with Permaculture Principles We spent a lot of time designing this area, not just planting randomly, but really thinking about how the space would function as a whole. Our goal was to create a garden that wasn’t justContinueContinue reading “Food Forest Gardening: How to Grow and Harvest Raspberries, Strawberries, Blueberries & More”

DIY: Using Old Wine Barrels As Planters In The Garden

DIY: Using Old Wine Barrels As Planters Recycle, Reuse and Repurpose To Transform Old Half Wine Barrels into Garden Planters Repurposing old half wine barrels as planters is a fantastic way to add charm and growing space to your garden. Ideal for smaller spaces or for rented homes where you don’t want anything permanent. YouContinueContinue reading “DIY: Using Old Wine Barrels As Planters In The Garden”

Science Experiment: Does 100% Home Compostable Items Actually Compost?

Science Experiment: Does 100% Home Compostable Items Actually Compost? What is 100% Compostable and can you really “just bury it” in your back garden? July 1 – July 31 Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution so we can have cleaner streets,ContinueContinue reading “Science Experiment: Does 100% Home Compostable Items Actually Compost?”

Living Mulch You Can Eat: Strawberries as Ground Cover

Living Mulch You Can Eat: Strawberries as Ground Cover Permaculture Approach to Using Strawberries as Ground Cover In permaculture, every element of the garden has multiple functions, creating a system that is self-sustaining, resilient, and efficient. Using strawberries as ground cover is a fantastic way to incorporate these principles, offering a variety of benefits toContinueContinue reading “Living Mulch You Can Eat: Strawberries as Ground Cover”