Sustainable living for busy families
We have had a very productive weekend on our little patch. We managed to borrow a digger and began work in my much-wanted and long-awaited wildlife garden. There is a shady spot on the edge of the veg garden that is no good for growing but perfect for creepy crawlies, toads and frogs! Clearing rubble,… Continue reading Little Speckled Frogs
I’m honestly not feeling very green-fingered at the moment. The growing season has been pretty awful for me and all I have to show for it is tomato plants with blight, courgettes with powdery mildew, a handful of beans and a single cucumber. The only thing that has done well are the children’s sunflowers. I… Continue reading A Lean Year
It’s growing season. Everything is in full swing. Plants that I’ve been tending on the windowsill for months are finally going into the ground, buds are appearing and it won’t be long until I am harvesting my labours. I love it. I love watching these things grow from seed. From dormant looking objects that don’t… Continue reading A Force of Nature