Outside no. 9

terracotta pots

Reducing the Use of Plastic in my Garden

I inherited a stock of terracotta pots when my Mum passed away and we cleared her house and garden shed. It has taken me awhile to adjust to their use,...

Reducing the Use of Plastic in my Garden

I inherited a stock of terracotta pots when my Mum passed away and we cleared her house and garden shed. It has taken me awhile to adjust to their use,...

Bug hotel

Bugs, Bees and Butterflies

Growing up in Kent, we sometimes uncovered the big plump white grubs of the Stag Beetle, curled up in a C when moving rotting dead wood. We rarely saw the...

Bugs, Bees and Butterflies

Growing up in Kent, we sometimes uncovered the big plump white grubs of the Stag Beetle, curled up in a C when moving rotting dead wood. We rarely saw the...

Flowers my Mum grew in her Garden

Flowers my Mum grew in her Garden

With Mothering Sunday approaching I was thinking of the flowers that my Mum liked to grow. Looking at the list I noticed that most of them were scented. Scent is...

Flowers my Mum grew in her Garden

With Mothering Sunday approaching I was thinking of the flowers that my Mum liked to grow. Looking at the list I noticed that most of them were scented. Scent is...

The result, the garden is flourishing

Using soil improvers I’ve got worms!

How do earthworms help plants grow? Britain has about 16 species of earthworms and at last I am seeing greater evidence of them in my garden. Worm casts – the...

Using soil improvers I’ve got worms!

How do earthworms help plants grow? Britain has about 16 species of earthworms and at last I am seeing greater evidence of them in my garden. Worm casts – the...

cucumber cap macrocystidia-cucumis-common-inedible-mushroom

Fungi above and below ground

Cramp Ball, Fly Agaric, Stinkhorn, Slime Molds, Dry Rot, Black Spot, Mildew, Blight, Rusts and Club Root - the stuff of nightmares to many and wonderous species to others. Did...

Fungi above and below ground

Cramp Ball, Fly Agaric, Stinkhorn, Slime Molds, Dry Rot, Black Spot, Mildew, Blight, Rusts and Club Root - the stuff of nightmares to many and wonderous species to others. Did...

English Bluebells in a wood

Plant Health Week - Blooming Good Health

This week, from the 6th to the 12th of May, is National Plant Health Week. This reminds me how crucial it is to maintain the health of our plants and...

Plant Health Week - Blooming Good Health

This week, from the 6th to the 12th of May, is National Plant Health Week. This reminds me how crucial it is to maintain the health of our plants and...