Spring has sprung and the grass is growing. What more could you want? well an informal presentation on the ins and outs of lawn care might be nice! I will admit to having succumbed to lawn fever earlier in the year and sprinkled the patchy patch behind my house with indestructible, shade loving lawn seed…
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Mulch
A bit more on being waterwise. Cardboard Mulch. I love it. I first came across it watch Alys Fowler’s You Tube segments on her allotment. She referred to it at some point as similar to making a lasagne but a mulchy version. What a great visual that has been. After scavenging any piece of cardboard from…
Continue ReadingThe Single Digg
I’m sure lots of you know all about single digging, that is as opposed to the dreaded double digging or ‘ bastard trenching’ as my RHS tutor once called it! Today I initiated my lovely nephew and his mate in the finer arts of the single dug trench and although I am not certain they…
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