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””
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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”
DIY: Mini Greenhouses Create a Warm Start for Your Seeds
DIY: Mini Greenhouses Create a Warm Start for Your Seeds How and Why You Should Make a Greenhouse by Adding Extra Light to Your Windowsill for Seed Starting This Spring Creating a greenhouse effect on your windowsill by adding extra light is a simple yet effective way to give your seeds the best start inContinueContinue reading “DIY: Mini Greenhouses Create a Warm Start for Your Seeds”
Creative Household Container Usage for the Growing Season – Seed Sowing
Creative Household Container Usage for the Growing Season – Seed Sowing Collect Your Toilet Rolls & Newspapers How and Why You Should Collect Toilet Rolls and Newspapers to Plant Seeds This Spring Starting seeds in spring is an exciting time for gardeners, and collecting toilet rolls and newspapers now can help you create sustainable, costContinueContinue reading “Creative Household Container Usage for the Growing Season – Seed Sowing”
DIY: Building Raspberry Support Structures From Pallets
REPURPOSING & REUSING Getting Started When you plant Raspberries you have to also plan for their support system. Raspberries are usually planted in rows with a system of posts and horizontal wires/string to support them. If you don’t have room for this, you can grow them singley in a pot or in a container supportedContinueContinue reading “DIY: Building Raspberry Support Structures From Pallets”
Using Milk Cartons To Plant Sweetcorn
Using Milk Cartons To Plant Sweetcorn Repurposing & Reusing Repurposing milk cartons for gardening is an eco friendly and cost effective way to start your sweetcorn plants. These sturdy containers provide an excellent environment for seedlings, giving them enough space to grow long roots in before transplanting them into the garden. Preparing the Milk CartonsStartContinueContinue reading “Using Milk Cartons To Plant Sweetcorn”
Building A Lawn Edging & Window Style Box With 1 Pallet
REPURPOSING & REUSING What Did We Do? Using 1 pallet we cut up the wood to make several usages, first some lawn edging, I say some because we have a large section to cover and will need maybe 3-4 more pallets to finish this off. Secondly we made a window style box that holds 22ContinueContinue reading “Building A Lawn Edging & Window Style Box With 1 Pallet”
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 The Soil The Air The Bees No 1. The Soil Enrich your soil by adding nutrients back in. Lay some cardboard on your borders, mulch with leaves and grass cuttings. Work with nature at replenishing not removing. Give BackContinueContinue reading “Top 3 Things You Could Do To Support Earth Day & National Garden Week This Year?”
DIY: Cold Frame From A Bed, Pallets & Shower Curtains
DIY: Cold Frame From A Bed, Pallets & Shower Curtains This DIY project is all about sustainability, creativity and practical gardening. By repurposing a metal bed frame, scrap wood, old pallets, and used shower curtains, we’re building a cost effective cold frame to extend the growing season and protect plants from harsh weather., while usingContinueContinue reading “DIY: Cold Frame From A Bed, Pallets & Shower Curtains”
