Category Archive: The Garden

Passata from the ground up

Tomatoes. It’s something that everyone plants too much of. You buy a couple of punnets of seedlings, plant them a bit close together, water them lots and generally forget about them. Before you… Read More

Chamomile: From Seed to Tea

A while back I got all excited going through the heirloom seed section of the local garden centre. I found all sorts of herbs and vegetables. One thing I never expected to see… Read More

Product Substitution

A quick look at any guide on pests and disease in the garden will bring up a list of various chemicals and other products to use against them. Quite often, a deeper look… Read More

Keeping a Diary

I am one of the worst people when it comes to keeping a diary of events. This is funny because I am a database nut – I believe in storing and categorising almost… Read More

Vertical Gardens

I was leafing through a magazine the other day and was stunned to see the entire side of a building as a mat of grasses. It is a marvel of modern architecture and… Read More