I can’t walk past a lavender bush without grabbing a handful of flowers and giving them a good whiff. It smells like relaxation and I’m a fan. Lavender is a star in the garden because you can grow it in pots, or directly in the soil. It can tolerant dry conditions, sunshine, and a good…
Archives for September 2016
Wild Flower Love
Wild flowers not only look banging, they also have an important role in our eco-system providing food and habitat for pollinators like bee’s and butterflies, which we need to grow food. So, when I heard that 97% of the UK’s wild flower meadows have been lost since the 1930’s, I was pretty staggered and worried….
Save your own seeds
Seed saving is fun, free, and strangely addictive. I now have to walk with my hands in my pockets in other gardens, because I suffer from an overwhelming temptation to start stealing seeds! This year I sowed a wildflower patch in the spring, and come late summer all of the annual wildflowers had been pollinated…