Look at what appeared on our table this morning. I love my wife and I love my God. God for designing such beauty from nothing and …
Plants, Insects, Your Garden
In your garden you can spray pesticide or you can attract good bugs. These good bugs are the friend against the enemy, the pests …
Adding Flowers
Added some flowers to the bench and caught a Bee enjoying our real flowers. …
Painting and Finishing
I am painting the benches this afternoon and getting to a point of finishing them. The courtyard area in our orchard is more or …
Painting the courtyard benches
Last week I built a second bench for our 'courtyard' area and it has now produced a really nice seating area. There is always room …
Hugelkultur: the ultimate raised garden beds
Hugelkultur is a German word meaning hill culture or hill mound. It is the ultimate raised bed. It means you can grow a typical …
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I love my garden
Out in the garden today and shouting for joy. What a blessing it is. Flowers blooming, flowers dying (but thankful for the smiles …
Allium Ursinum – Ramson or Wild Garlic
Also known as wild garlic, this plant carpets the ground in areas of woodland across the UK giving off a distinctive odour of …
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Aylesbury Ducks
You don’t have a slug problem, you have a duck deficiencyBill Mollison I’m told that ducks work well in gardens and certainly …
Herbs I Love for a Permaculture Garden
FennelFennel is a gorgeous, strong-scented plant with lacy foliage. It is often paired with basil in an edible landscape. The …
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No Dig Gardening
I have just noticed that people are starting to dig their gardens over. Digging in compost and turning the ground over. …
Plant Idea for Hugel Beds
Plant bulbs anytimeEgyptian Onion / Tree Onion (Alliumcepa Proliferum group)Plant out young plants in WinterBabington's Leek / …