You don’t need a big garden or a fancy setup to make space for wildlife. Our allotment pond is tiny (and definitely in need of a little revamp) it’s actually made from an old dog bed we lined (underneath) and sunk into the ground. It might not be picture-perfect, but it does the job. Frogs…
After my usual browsing of Eventbrite during the summer holidays, I managed to nab a couple of the last spots on a Weleda Biodynamic Garden tour in Ilkeston – not too far for us! Beautiful gardens and a wealth of knowledge awaited us! If you’re looking for a unique and educational experience, this garden tour…
Exciting Update: “The Children’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening” is Almost Here! I’m thrilled to share that The Children’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening is one step closer to being finished I am currently busy illustrating whilst the copy is being proofread! This guide has been sitting in my ‘I must do that one-day’ pile for a…
Back to the plot and we were in for a shock! It’d been a couple of weeks since we visited and things have gone a little mad! In short there’s stacks to be getting on with, mainly weeding and tidying but lots of harvesting too!
The plot has been fantastically busy of late and we are taking home lots of fresh fruit and veg! Such a great feeling after so much work!
A birthday party invite last weekend took us out into the pouring rain to drop our little man off for fun in the woods (a great party idea by the way). Not having a lot else to do, me, hubby and little lady thought we’d take a nature walk of our own. Despite the opening…
It’s been a busy time of things here! This spring is the first that I’ve actually been able to get some seeds started ready for the allotment and we’re all finding it very exciting! Our first spring on the plot was a little less organised, not for lack of hard work, but we just didn’t…