This week we got another (very small) taste of what’s to come. We’d already seen a finished build as part of the process to check
Tag: Grow your own
New year, new project, not a great start
While we’re waiting to be able to start the building work on our barns, and for the planning permission on our farmhouse, we’re occupying ourselves by making improvements in
Strawberry drainpipes
Back in London, I used to spend hours looking through Pinterest for ideas on vertical gardens – trying to make the most of the space we
Test and learn – our kitchen garden
Ten years with a tiny London-terrace garden meant we spent a lot of that time trying to work out how to make the most of the space we had, with homemade vertical planter
Slowly getting through the outside odd jobs
The last few weeks have mostly been filled with first-time visits from family and friends, and so we’ve only managed to squeeze a couple of
Orchard care – progress!!
When we moved in last summer, we were so excited about our orchard – with pears, apples, plums, and a range of more unusual fruits like our quince,
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