Putting it all together. Healthy soil growing an array of beautiful edible & useful plants growing harmoniously. Who wouldn't want that? Pippa Chapman, garden designer and author of The Plant Lover’s Backyard Forest Garden will be at the Midlands Permaculture Festival with us on 21 September. Joining Pippa on the programme are 12 other people … Continue reading Forest garden guild creation
Herbs are flowers too
We grow a garden full of food and flowers. Starting with the soil health, we care for the garden organically. We then propagate from the plants to grow all our own plants to sell, rather than buying in. Most of the plants we sell also grow in the garden. This means we know them well. … Continue reading Herbs are flowers too
New Permaculture Magazine Offer
Our friends at Permaculture magazine launch their new issue PM121 this month. They've kindly given you a first look with FREE access to one of the articles! Plus, when you subscribe, they'll send you a free eBook of their classic Graham Bell title The Permaculture Garden. Just add our special code PTE-PM121 to the gift … Continue reading New Permaculture Magazine Offer
Beautiful Belper Gardens
It's great to see our friends and customers creating beautiful and purposeful gardens, working ecologically. Belper Town Council are celebrating such abundant gardens and the gardeners stewarding them in their new Nature-Friendly & Peat-Free Gardening Awards. We're proud that the Council sensibly don't use glyphosate, use Dalefoot peat free organic compost, and are embracing more … Continue reading Beautiful Belper Gardens
Orchards in a changing climate, Joey Hughes
Climate change is having several significant impacts on orchards in the UK: Temperature Changes: Warmer temperatures are altering the growing seasons, leading to earlier flowering and fruiting. This can disrupt the timing of pollination and increase the risk of frost damage to blossoms. Pest and Disease Pressure: Higher temperatures and increased humidity create favorable conditions … Continue reading Orchards in a changing climate, Joey Hughes
Earthed Up! 