Get Weekly Blogs Straight To Your Inbox Creative Ways to Repurpose Household Items for Seed Sowing Embracing the Permaculture Principle No 6 Produce No WastePermaculture is all about working with nature, not against it. A core tenet of this sustainable lifestyle is the no-waste principle, which encourages us to rethink what we consider “rubbish.” Every itemContinueContinue reading “Creative Ways to Repurpose Household Items for Seed Sowing”
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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)”
Boost Soil Health with Green Manure As A Cover Crop Over Winter
Boost Soil Health with Green Manure As A Cover Crop Over Winter As well as using Strawberries As Ground Cover we use Green manure, also known as cover crops, across the Autumn and Winter months, this plays an essential role in sustainable gardening practices, particularly in winter. These crops help prevent soil erosion, suppress weeds, improveContinueContinue reading “Boost Soil Health with Green Manure As A Cover Crop Over Winter”
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”
Grow Your Own Lavender Hedge From Seed For Pennies
Grow Your Own Lavender Hedge From Seed For Pennies Growing A Lavender Hedge From Seed OK….so it’s way easier to just propagate lavender, but I didn’t know that when I bought the seeds during lockdown. This is how we created our lavender hedge from seed. From 300 seeds grown on window sills around the houseContinueContinue reading “Grow Your Own Lavender Hedge From Seed For Pennies”
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”
