“It’s a shame he was talking about worms”. This was the verdict on my one and only TV appearance, as passed on by my mum’s friend, presumably whilst playing off a quick game of Rumikub, as they have a tendency to do on a wet afternoon, which are quite well known in the region of … More Garden News Article – worms, soil and why organic is different to gardening with chemicals

I’ve been fencing off the garden plot with various styles to experiment with different techniques and get a feel for what it takes to fence off a plot of land properly. Thankfully I don’t have to worry about rabbits, foxes, deer or badgers so I’m just concentrating on keeping the sheep out. The next few … More Compostlover article for Garden News – Timber Treatment and sustainable charcoal

This is last weeks Compost Lover article from Garden News – just in time for Compost Awareness Week. My article this week is wedged in between a brace of celebratory events organised to promote good gardening practice – National Beanpole Week and Compost Awareness Week. As May is also the first month in the year … More Garden News article on compost from Compost Lover column

As some of you know I’m building a low carbon kitchen garden, using local materials from the garden or from within a small radius of my home. The idea is to show that you can transform a wasteland into a productive growing space that will reduce food miles without increasing CO2 emissions during the construction … More The Low Carbon Garden: Making Wattle Hurdles and Dead Hedges