Overgrown herbs Scarily shorn herbs I’ve found it so rewarding having a large herb garden outside and have started to plan our weekly menus (because that’s the kind of geek I am) around what might be ready to use in the garden. The herbs have also acted as a lovely lure for all kinds of […]
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It astounds me that even my tiny little garden is providing quite this much produce. I harvest at least one “thing” a day, whether it’s a small handful of strawberries or a bunch of herbs. In fact, it’s only because I hadn’t realised how much was ready to eat that I haven’t been working out […]
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THE GERMINATOR This is a DIY that not only doesn’t take long, it doesn’t involve any tools at all and so is something I’m really pleased with. I’m always looking for new spaces to grow things in my garden but short of tine hover boards being invented in the next couple of weeks, I’ve always […]
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Poles holding a basket Unsurprisingly, the biggest challenge to the frustrated gardener when regarding their tiny urban garden with critical eyes is a lack of space. I’ve covered my fences and walls with wall planters, vertical garden planting bags and hung hanging baskets from every single supporting fence post and still I don’t think I […]
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Shamefully puny beetroots Last week I thought that I’d be enormously smug and plan a lovely afternoon of cooking with my toddler son. He’s always so happy when he’s perched on his tiny stepladder with his little apron on, cracking eggs or stirring things and tasting everything within reach. What could complete this middle class […]
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I’ve had quite a fruitful few weeks from the garden (if you’ll pardon the pun). Life has been quite busy but I find that I’m starting to weave gardening into my everyday life. I do a tiny bit of weeding every morning whilst I’m cooking breakfast, and then in the evenings I do any tying […]
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London to Land Girl 