I’ve learned it’s important to take a step back and reflect. I noticed this with my writing a while back. After hours (with some posts) or days (with many others) of writing down the words and ideas in my head, I’d often feel incredibly jumbled up.
Continue reading “5 Reasons to pause and reflect on the allotment garden”
There’s a fantastic number of allotment, kitchen garden and grow your own bloggers out there. I read as many as I can for inspiration, advice and to find out what everyone is getting up to.
Here are a few of my favourite articles and blog posts from August 2018. Continue reading “10 highlights from the grow your own blogs: August 2018”
Everyone wants an allotment garden.
Continue reading “Allotment gardening and the balance of modern family life”
This easy to make tomato chutney recipe is great for using up unripe tomatoes.
As the proverbial phrase goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
There’s a fantastic number of allotment, kitchen garden and grow your own bloggers out there. I read as many as I can for inspiration, advice and to find out what everyone is getting up to.
Continue reading “10 highlights from the grow your own blogs: July 2018”
Allotment gardening and the opportunity to grow your own fruit and vegetables should be accessible to everyone.
Continue reading “How to build your own polytunnel for under £100”
My best mate Ali lives in Bristol, and when he pops over for a visit he often jokes that he knows he’s entered Wales when he’s met by a band of rain.
There’s a fantastic number of allotment, kitchen garden and grow your own bloggers out there. I read as many as I can for inspiration, advice and to find out what everyone is getting up to.
Here are a few of my favourite articles and blog posts from June 2018. Continue reading “10 highlights from the grow your own blogs: June 2018”
Homegrown tomatoes have a special place in my heart.
Continue reading “4 simple tips for growing tomatoes in a polytunnel”
I’m passionate about allotment gardens.
Sharpen Your Spades is a blog that allows me to share my own allotment journey and I hope helps inspire as many people as possible to take up one of these wonderful community growing spaces and reap the benefits they provide. Continue reading “Book Review: The City Grower”
