For the Love of Trees: Tree Following July 2023

For the Love of Trees: Tree Following July 2023
July is always an exciting time for the trees in the garden. For the big apple tree, it marks the home straight to harvest as they are usually ripe by early August. This year looks… View Post

Grow a Three Sisters Garden: How to Grow Beans, Pumpkins and Corn

Grow a Three Sisters Garden: How to Grow Beans, Pumpkins and Corn
Have you heard of the Three Sisters garden? Until 2020, I hadn’t either, but now I wouldn’t be without it in my vegetable garden. Keep reading to find out what it is, and how to… View Post

The Summer Vegetable Garden

The Summer Vegetable Garden
It’s been a while since I’ve given an update on the vegetable garden. The garden as a whole is more of a potager really, with fruit, herbs, vegetables and edible flowers secreted wherever there is… View Post

A Garden of Apples: Tree Following – May 2023

A Garden of Apples: Tree Following – May 2023
It’s good to be back. An unintended hiatus while all my spare and not-so-spare time was taken up with work and finishing some major renovations to the house. I got the email about this month’s… View Post

Peas, turnips and new trees

Peas, turnips and new trees
This weekend we managed quite a lot of time in the garden, which was a nice surprise considering how ill we all were and the unpredictable weather. I find being outdoors in our garden invigorating… View Post