Around the Garden

The last few months have seen changes in my garden. Certain plants that weren’t holding up to the drought were transferred to the compost. The roses, salvias and most Mediterranean plants and fruit trees survived quite well. I decided to create a no dig garden. Sounds easy enough. Wrong. To build a ‘No dig garden’ you require, newspaper, manure, pea straw, compost and of course, vegetable seedlings or seeds. The garden has a northerly aspect between the shed and the fence, forming a perfect micro climate. Read more >>