It’s beautiful out there! Spring is finally springing. We went for a walk yesterday and the trees were starting to bud, the wild garlic is emerging and the snowdrops are in bloom. We had a cold snap earlier this month and after a ‘snow day’ I was fed up of the three inches of white… Continue reading If you go down to the woods today
Tag: allotment
Swotting up
Since there is still some confusion over which plot is actually ours I've decided to pass the time doing some research. My Dad and Step-Mum have just bought me a book (pictured) called The Classic Allotment by Gordon Thornburn. They picked it up in a garden centre on a recent trip to Basingstoke. It contains… Continue reading Swotting up
The Plot Begins
I am very excited, and a little nervous, to announce that we have been given an allotment! I went to have a look at the plot today and it is either; 1/ a very well tended plot with a shed, compost bins and a water butt or, 2/ a wilderness of weeds, raspberry plants and… Continue reading The Plot Begins