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?”
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Spring Garden: Companion Planting With Flowers, Herbs and Veg
Spring Garden: Companion Planting With Flowers, Herbs and Veg If you’ve ever looked at your garden and thought, “There has to be a better way to make all of this work together,” you’re in luck. Enter: companion planting, a tried and true method that’s been around for centuries. At its core, it’s all about planting certain flowers,ContinueContinue reading “Spring Garden: Companion Planting With Flowers, Herbs and Veg”
Permaculture Principle No. 4: “Apply Self-Regulation And Accept Feedback”
Permaculture, in simple terms, is a way of designing and creating systems – like gardens or farms working in harmony with nature. The word “permaculture” itself comes from combining “permanent” and “agriculture” or “culture,” reflecting a focus on sustainability and long-term thinking. Permaculture was co-founded by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in Tasmania, Australia, inContinueContinue reading “Permaculture Principle No. 4: “Apply Self-Regulation And Accept Feedback””
Spring Garden: Spring Sowing. 6 Weeks Before Our Last Frost Date
Spring Garden: Spring Sowing. 6 Weeks Before Our Last Frost Date Sowing Flower Seeds SPRING GARDEN: SPRING SOWING 1: Flowers Sowing flowers in April can really kick start your garden into a mass of colour and fragrance for the summer months ahead. In the UK, April is a transitional time in the garden, with theContinueContinue reading “Spring Garden: Spring Sowing. 6 Weeks Before Our Last Frost Date”
Our Sowing, Growing, Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book
Our Record Workbook Growing, Sowing, Weather & Seasons Weekly Record Book Sowing, Growing, Weather & Seasons Weekly Gardening Record BookNOTE: There are 2 versions of this book.One for recording Winter in January (For the Northern Hemisphere)One for recording Summer in January (For the Southern Hemisphere) Record the adventures that happen in your garden for a full 12 months, so you can lookContinueContinue reading “Our Sowing, Growing, Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book”
Permaculture Principle No. 3: “Obtain A Yield”
Permaculture, in simple terms, is a way of designing and creating systems – like gardens or farms working in harmony with nature. The word “permaculture” itself comes from combining “permanent” and “agriculture” or “culture,” reflecting a focus on sustainability and long-term thinking. Permaculture was co-founded by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in Tasmania, Australia, inContinueContinue reading “Permaculture Principle No. 3: “Obtain A Yield””
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”
Permaculture Principle No. 2: “Catch and Store Energy”
Permaculture, in simple terms, is a way of designing and creating systems – like gardens or farms working in harmony with nature. The word “permaculture” itself comes from combining “permanent” and “agriculture” or “culture,” reflecting a focus on sustainability and long-term thinking. Permaculture was co-founded by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in Tasmania, Australia, inContinueContinue reading “Permaculture Principle No. 2: “Catch and Store Energy””
Winter Garden: Hardy Crops to Plant for a Resilient Harvest
Winter Garden: Hardy Crops to Plant for a Resilient Harvest Winter Hardy Salad Crops You Can Plant Now Growing fresh salad greens in winter may seem challenging, but many hardy crops thrive in cold conditions. By selecting the right varieties and using simple protection methods like cloches, cold frames, or unheated greenhouses, you can enjoyContinueContinue reading “Winter Garden: Hardy Crops to Plant for a Resilient Harvest”
