Use It Up-uary
You’ve heard of Dry January and Veganuary – we’re doing  Use It Up-uary.Â
The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden book review
The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden: How to Grow Food in a Changing Climate by Kim Stoddart 2025 has been an ‘interesting’ year, weather wise, here in the UK.
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Book Review – A Wilder Way by Poppy Okotcha
A Wilder Way: How Gardens Grow Us by Poppy Okotcha Illustrated by Frances Whitfield This beautiful, inspiring book is a personal memoir of a year in a Devonshire garden.
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December newsy update
I thought it was about time to write a newsy update from the homestead. Yesterday I wrote a “what’s been happening in the garden” December blog which you can read
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December update from my Welsh homestead
A December update from my Welsh homestead – what’s been happening in the garden, and plans for the wintertime! There’s a newsy “what’s been happening other than gardening” update here.
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Book Review – GROWING by Ramona Jones
Growing by Ramona Jones – A year of living and nurturing with the seasons Many readers will know Ramona from her gorgeous, uplifting social media, including her instagram account @Monalogue
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Grow a healthy garden this autumn
Grow a healthy garden by shopping wisely for trees, seeds and plants, to protect our environment. For gardeners, autumn is a time of gathering in the abundance of summer months,
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My friend Sara Venn
My wonderful friend Sara Venn sadly died on Saturday 21st June, after a long illness with cancer. She was well known, loved and respected in the world of gardening and
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Growing Year Round Day Course at the Hafod Estate
Learn how to grow your own food year round on this day course at the beautiful Hafod Estate in Ceredigion, on August 3rd 2025. 10am to 4pm August is a
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How to support small businesses for free
How to support small businesses for free – and also some ways to support small businesses for a little money. It is important to support small businesses – we need
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