Tag Archives: gardening blog
Why growing your own fruit and veg couldn’t be more important
Growing your own fruit and veg is so satisfying, it tastes great, it helps the climate by reducing our carbon footprint and now with the threat of self-isolation from coronavirus, being self-sufficient couldn’t be more important. Here’s a few tips … Continue reading
Notes and observations from our wildlife garden – A Family Blog
Whilst we created our garden for it to provide us with food and look pretty, without doubt our main reason was to create a home for wildlife. And this year we have certainly reaped the benefits of all our hard … Continue reading
How our garden grew in 2019
As we move into winter, there isn’t a lot to do in the garden; so this blog is basically a summary of what has happened in our garden this growing year. It has been an incredible year of gardening, with … Continue reading
Celebrating 4 years of blogging
Today I’ve been blogging for 4 years and even though I’ve been a bit quiet recently, my gardening journey still ‘grows on’. My first blog was about buying some new apple cordons and just like those trees, I’ve grown a … Continue reading
My trip to RHS Garden Wisley wraps up a Royal Summer
It was back to RHS Garden Wisley and ‘Back to Nature’ last week as I wrapped up a summer of gardening and Blue Peter filming with Catherine, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge. Catherine’s ‘Back to Nature’ Garden is inspired by … Continue reading
My bugs, bees and butterflies vlog
It’s taken us a long time to create a wildlife haven, but the hard work is definitely paying off, because the garden is absolutely bursting with bugs, bees & butterflies. It’s fair to say, we are pretty chuffed with the … Continue reading
Back to nature at RHS Chelsea
I’ve been posting on social media all week about my visit to RHS Chelsea Flower Show and here’s a very quick wrap up. I could write about perfect plants, sublime sculptures, lush landscaping and epic engineering, but for … Continue reading
