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”
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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”
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?”
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?”
Sheet Mulching a Large Grass Lawn Area To Build A Food Forest
See Previous Posts Starting to Build a Food Forest, Where Did We Start? And Building a Food Forest in Scotland. Starting with the Tree Layer (Year 1) Where Did We Start From? This area had the 8 Fruit Trees & Cages planted across the back. The idea was to sheet mulch the whole area aroundContinueContinue reading “Sheet Mulching a Large Grass Lawn Area To Build A Food Forest”
