Back home from Hampton Court
What a fantastic time I had at Hampton Court: two weeks working on the build of the garden, followed by a week working on the garden with some fantastic people, and then part of the breakdown afterwards. I have loads of photos and news to share, and will be blogging...
RHS No Dig Allotment Demonstration Garden
Hello from London! After over 1 1/2 years of preparations, I can hardly believe that I am now working at Hampton Court Garden Festival, creating the RHS No Dig Allotment Demonstration Garden and preparing for the show itself. I arrived on site on Monday 21st, after a...
Making no dig beds on lawn: the card and compost method
I moved here two months ago, and I’ve been busy making new no dig beds in the garden here, using different mulching methods, in the back garden and orchard. In the back garden I decided to make the annual veg beds using the tried and tested method of cardboard...
Ael Y Bryn – my new Welsh no dig garden
Welcome to Ael Y Bryn! We have now lived here in West Wales for just over a month and are absolutely loving it. It’s an exciting time creating a whole new no dig garden here and exploring our new location. Here I am making an abundant small homestead, mostly on...
The No Dig Allotment Feature Garden at RHS Hampton Court Festival
It is wonderful to be able to share this news with you and have something to look forward to this year! I am co-designing a Feature Garden for RHS Hampton Court. The show will be held on 6 – 11 July 2021.We were first approached by the RHS in early 2020: would...Stephanie Hafferty
photo by Jason Ingram
Welcome to my blog. I’m Stephanie, follow my journey as I create my homestead in rural Wales on around half an acre. Here I grow year round, and teach gardening, homesteading and food courses.
An experienced kitchen gardener, homesteader and plant-based chef, I’ve been growing my own food for decades to feed my family. I am an award winning garden and food writer, write for many publications and am currently working on my third book.
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