There have been a lack of postings recently...everything is in hibernation - awaiting spring. I have managed to put a few raised beds in to the allotment and am hoping to make another one this weeken...
Well it has been glorious this past week; temperatures hitting 28 degress celsius - which is very uncommon for September here in the UK.I took this opportunity to have a day off from work and head ou...
Back in July we had a lovely weeks holiday on the Isle of Wight. There were lots of lovely gardens to visit, most notably the stunning walled garden at Osborne House. It was so inspiring. I couldnt w...
Well, havent we have had a mixed bag of weather so far...blisteringly hot, chucking it down. But I have been tending to the allotment and planting things out in the back garden when I can.I got a cal...
Lordy! Less than a year on the waiting list and I get the call, we got a plot for you. Woo hoo. So work has begun on turning over all the soil, removing the odd brick and carpet(!) and lots of roots,...
Oh joy, spring is in the air - I can smell it.The front garden is looking good after I tidied up a few weeds and I have scattered around the bulbs and plants some rockery style flower seeds I got fro...
Ok, so the bird table wasnt a huge success - not a single bird landed on it, that I was aware of anyway. So my dad said I needed to hang feeders from it...as it wasnt that secure in the ground I thou...
At last, it is a nice dry day, though the ground is still quite hard from the frost at least I got out there today and had a chance to tidy up and cut back a few plants.I feel spring is just around t...
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Winter is not an ideal time to get stuck in to the garden.Its frosty, cold, so you cant really do much...so why not have a go at making a teeny tiny garden.Check out this Etsy video that shows you ho...
Josie and I both love Alys Fowler. It was her TV series The Edible Garden that inspired me to turn my jungle in to a pleasant area to sit and grow my own.It has been really enjoyable learning about g...
Josie and I have been busy tidying up in our gardens.I decided the front garden needed a good sorting out and have installed a rockery. 5 plants for a fiver from B&Q and a few from Morrisons, cheap v...
Josie and I went over to Myerscough today to do a 1 day course - Grown Your Own Fruit & Vegetables and marvellous it was too.We learnt a lot and will be putting a lot of ideas in to practice.We disco...
At last, some dry weather and a chance to get out in the garden and tidy things up a bit. Lawn was trimmed down and some brambles dug up. Odd things in pots were popped in to the soil and zinnias and...
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