The darker and longer evenings, the clock changes, the cold. It happens every year, yet, it seems to come as a shock and impacts my mental health quite a lot. I’m used to long evenings at the allotment, basking in the setting sun, and listening to the birds greeting the warm evenings to the setting …
A month ago, I went to visit a friend’s allotment site that they had recently taken over; I absolutely fell in love with the place. A private parish site with a public walkway through, an orchard and a myriad of quirky and traditional plots combined. Emails were exchanged and I was offered a small …
I have been making the most of the good weather to get to the plot and figure things out. I went along with the boys yesterday to spend time outdoors and just take stock of what I actually wanted to do. I like flourishes of inspiration to come to me whilst I am standing there …
Who’s getting excited about planting seeds…? ME! If you’ve started already then that’s cool; I just don’t have the space to store my seedlings without taking out all the space in my flat and probably should be considerate towards the others living here aka my husband and son. The new year is so full …
During lockdown, many of us turned to gardening for some kind of mental relief. I think that it is safe for me to say that gardening has saved me once again. Year after year I find that the more I learn about gardening, the more I fall in love with it. I use gardening as …
