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In praise of… Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’
After posting a photo of Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’ for #WordlessWednesday this week, I got to thinking about what a great plant this perennial is, and decided to extol it’s virtues. I’ve been growing this Helenium for a number of years. …
Problem: growing vegetables on acid soil. Solution: raised beds
Along with recently setting up my first perennial beds, I have now also got my first vegetable raised bed growing. first vegetable bed I did a soil test early on, and found out two key things. One: the soil is …
Exploring the Peak District: Hallam & Burbage Moors
The Peak District is very close to Sheffield, in fact so close parts of Sheffield are in the Peak District. We haven’t had much of a chance to visit since moving to Sheffield at the end of March, so with …
The Alpine Plant Centre and my experimental alpine wall
On the weekend I had the opportunity to visit The Alpine Plant Centre, which is in the Hope Valley in the Peak District. Sadly the garden itself (above) wasn’t open. I missed the NGS open days and must make sure …
Initial outline of new garden: balancing permaculture practice and growing ‘needs’
It’s been a couple of months since I last blogged about the new garden. I’ve not been that well so when I do feel ok, I tend to focus on actual gardening, rather than blogging. Things have come on since …