My last post about the garden was in early spring and I cannot believe how bare it looked back then. We had been in lockdown for around two weeks then and a lot of time has been spent in our growing area since then. More raised beds were added and I planted things in anything … [Read more…]
This year has definitely been a learning curve when it comes to gardening. I have learnt a lot. I have been on courses, read books and magazines about it and generally acted like a sponge when any information has come my way. I don’t like to keep things to myself so I thought I would … [Read more…]
Forget generic looking, shop-bought plant pots, if you have access to a farm yard, there is a plethora of thing and implements you can use to plant thing in. I recently wrote a whole post on repurposing old tyres so obviously they will be on the list but from old toilets to sinks, anything is … [Read more…]
As summer rears its head, you are almost certainly starting to wonder what you might do in order to make sure that your garden is truly ready for the season of growth. If you have ever failed to get your garden ready in time for summer before, you will know full well what it can … [Read more…]
For every one person buying gifts, probably on behalf of children, there is probably another five who will only remember at the eleventh hour when the shops have closed. Fear not, just because you have forgotten someone’s birthday or that it is Mother or Father’s Day, doesn’t mean the recipient will be left empty handed. … [Read more…]
When you think of farming, I think you automatically think of arable and livestock and it is easy to forget that here in Britain, there is a thriving flower farming industry too. This month’s Women in Farming is Debbie Hutchinson and her sister Melanie who run Twisted Sister Flower Farm and Floral Design Studio. Flower … [Read more…]
We have recently had a large portion of our garden concreted. It used to be grassed so you would’ve thought we would have kept it like that. The problem was, it wasn’t a luscious, green, bouncy, lawn. It was field grass and not only was it difficult to pick up doggy do from, in wet … [Read more…]
