Back in February, Storm Ciara hit the UK. I took some video to document the power of the water. This video is designed to be used as a tool to help us better design solutions to slow the flow of water, store water and work with the power of nature.
Back in May I posted my plans for the land at the back of our house. I am pleased to say that so far, the plan is coming together! The scented lawn is also coming together. Due to factors outside my control planting out was significantly delayed and the plants were far too long in modules in my polytunnel. In August the stunted plants were planted out with fingers crossed. I managed to sow enough seedlings to cover 3/4 of…
This was a really good process to go through, consolidating ideas, thoughts and realities. Is an orchard good use of our space? We had loads of functions, but I chose to concentrate on the four key priorities. If in future years our climate changes and an orchard of vineyard is possible, we can change! The key functions I concentrated on were: To produce some of our own food with a view to selling surplus or expanding in future – grow…