Kate has been gardening since the tender age of three, when she would help her dad pick runner beans and transplant leeks. She has since had two allotments, and is currently designing a garden from scratch for her new home. [...]
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Planting spring bulbs
at 5:38 pm on Friday 27 August 2010 12 Comments
Spring bulbs don’t just provide us with a burst of colour to remind us that summer is on its way. They provide insects with nectar, which is essential for feeding them up again…
Read moreGrowing aubergines
at 1:55 pm on Friday 20 August 2010 3 Comments
This year … I decided to pit three grafted aubergine plants against three plants grown in the conventional manner (from seed, on their own roots) to see which would ‘win’.
Read moreArtificial grass
at 9:43 am on Friday 13 August 2010 13 Comments
When the news broke that sales of artificial grass are soaring, it struck me that a fake lawn might have been a better option for my small patch…
Read moreGardening injuries
at 4:57 pm on Friday 30 July 2010 22 Comments
Gardening injuries … normally happen in spring, when the first sunny day of the year inspires hours of weeding, pruning and digging after a winter of sitting on the sofa eating pies.
Read moreForaging
at 11:05 am on Thursday 15 July 2010 17 Comments
I’ve been out foraging. Not from the hedgerows, but from parks, canal banks and graveyards.
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