It was late in September. I looked out of my patio door and shrieked with delight! There was a mummy hedgehog, with two tiny babies, eating from my cats’ bowls.…
Vegetable Garden
Flowers for Bees: Making a Bee Friendly Garden
Bees are one of the most important insects for pollination, and now with the increased use of pesticides on crops, the bee populations are in decline. We all need to…
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes in the UK
Sweet potatoes are tubers that are native to South and Central America, yet it is also easy to grow them here in the UK! They are delicious when roasted in…
Cultivating Wellness: The Benefits of Gardening for Health and Well-Being
Gardening offers a wealth of benefits for health, mental, and emotional wellness. From the simple act of tending to plants to the profound connection with nature, gardening holds the keys…
Aquaponic Gardening – What Is It and How Does it Work?
Aquaponics is a much talked about subject, as being a sustainable way to produce food for the table. But what exactly is aquaponics, and how does it work? Aquaponics is…
Chutney Recipe – A Beginner’s Guide to Preserving
If you like a bit of chutney on a hunk of bread and cheese, there’s good news. Making chutney at home is really easy, and the results from this chutney…
How to Make Good Compost… The Recipe for Success!
Ever wondered how to make compost? Composting is a fantastic way to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into nutrient-rich goodness for your plants. This natural process not only benefits…
Benefits of Raised Garden Beds for Growing Vegetables
Raised garden beds are an increasingly popular way to cultivate fruits and vegetables – not to mention they give your garden a neat and tidy appearance. But that’s not all,…
Choosing the Right Tiller for your Garden
Garden tillers, or rotavators, make light work of cultivating soil and are a great solution to preparing the garden for growing fruit and vegetables, taking the work and time out…
What is Eating Seedlings? How to Simply Stop Slugs the Natural Way
Have you ever got your seedlings got off to a great start, only to wake up one morning to find something has nibbled all the leaves off overnight? It’s pretty…
Natural Pest Control in the Vegetable Garden. Leave it to nature…
Slugs, snails and insects such as aphids, have just one thing on their minds – eating your crops! It makes sense to get rid of these pests, but using chemicals…
Dream of Starting a Smallholding? Start right now!
Living off the land, starting a smallholding, being at one with the rhythms of nature… it all feels like a bit of a dream for most. An aspiration that allows…