Why hawthorn is the perfect tree for small gardens, and five varieties to plant
A mystery tree spotted in a Suffolk hedgerow turns out to be the ideal all-rounder for small plots
How to Make Hugelkultur Beds for Growing Vegetables
I confess to being a long-term sceptic of the permaculture bed-building technique called hugelkultur, in which waste wood is used as the base layer in compost-filled mounds. But change is good, and I find myself on the verge of hugelling...
Amazing Flavored Gin Recipes from the Garden
How to make strawberry gin and cinnamon bun gin.
How to Build a Rain Garden to Capture Runoff
Learn how to build a rain garden that captures rainwater runoff from hard surfaces, such as a roof or pavement, for irrigation or to reduce water pollution.
How To Make A Smart Apple Store From A Set Of Old Drawers
We were given the set of drawers to take to the dump. But it occured to me that if we drilled holes in it it would do very well for a produce store. We have a huge amount of apples to process each year and now we have a smart way to store some of the best ones right through to January.
Using Dogwoods (Cornus) In The Garden
Using stems of beautiful, flexible shrubby dogwood (cornus) in the garden. This is the ultimate eco tool, it can be used to weave raised beds, obalisks, baskets and more. It looks fantastic with winter flowers in Christmas displays but it is a great free source of edging and pliable enough keep straw in place when bent over tender plants to winterize them.
A Simple Guide To A Pollinators Paradise
How to choose the best flowers for pollinators, why flat flowers like Yarrow and Sedum are so useful for them, the fragrances that they love, the colours that they can see and the native plants that encourage them most.
Perfect Apples Every Year
Our apple tree is the heart of our garden, but because it is an old one it needs quite a bit of attention. This video explores all the bugs that visit it in the course of a year, both beneficials and pests and how we keep it productive year by year organically.
How To Make A Smart Apple Store From A Set Of Old Drawers
We were given the set of drawers to take to the dump. But it occured to me that if we drilled holes in it it would do very well for a produce store. We have a huge amount of apples to process each year and now we have a smart way to store some of the best ones right through to January.
How To Make Exceptional Sloe Gin
Sloes are the sour, little blue black coloured fruit from the Blackthorn bush, not nice to eat they are gorgeous as a flavour for gin. Sloe gin is a delicacy, a foodies delight with an aroma straight from the hedgerows, drink in small glasses as a liqueur.