DIY: Pallet Plant Shelf On The Fence For Vertical Gardening This DIY project brings together simplicity, functionality, and eco conscious design to create a vertical garden using a recycled pallet mounted on a fence. Perfect for small spaces, balconies or kitchen gardens with limited ground area, a vertical pallet plant shelf is an excellent wayContinueContinue reading “DIY: Pallet Plant Shelf On The Fence For Vertical Gardening”
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TV: BBC Beechgrove Garden 2023 Episode 17 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem
The Beechgrove Garden 2023 Episode 17 – 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 then, aged 13-16. Their eldest Clayton who is Autistic and Non verbal is Home Educated byContinueContinue reading “TV: BBC Beechgrove Garden 2023 Episode 17 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem”
Podcasts: Our Guest Appearances Listen & Learn with Us
Our Guest Podcast Appearances: Listen & Learn with Us Listen in and learn more about us Would you like to hear more about us, where we started and what we get up to? Listen in to our guest podcasts across all the usual channels THE GARDENER BEN (March 2025) I have the absolute honor ofContinueContinue reading “Podcasts: Our Guest Appearances Listen & Learn with Us”
Natural & Eco Friendly Ways To Keep Pests Out Of Your Garden
Natural & Eco Friendly Ways To Keep Pests Out Of Your Garden Maintaining a vibrant and healthy garden can sometimes feel like a never-ending battle against pests. However, resorting to harsh chemicals can harm not just the pests, but also the beneficial insects and the environment. Thankfully, there are several natural methods to control pestsContinueContinue reading “Natural & Eco Friendly Ways To Keep Pests Out Of Your Garden”
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: 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 Children’s Story & Record Books: Autism & Gardening
Author of the new children’s book series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening. Including Stories on Growing, Harvesting, Sowing, Composting, Feeding The Birds and A Sowing, Growing, Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle Aged from baby to under 5’s to enjoy, this book can be enjoyed by anyContinueContinue reading “Our Children’s Story & Record Books: Autism & Gardening”
