Posted by Sally on September 30th, 2009 in Gardening, Green Living

You don’t need 50 acres to be able to grow your own potatoes, you can grow potatoes in pots or containers on your patio, along the side of your drive or even on a balcony and growing potatoes is not nearly as complicated as most people think.
We use large buckets or tubs placed around the [...]
Posted by Sally on March 19th, 2009 in Gardening, Green Living

I’m always on the hunt for new blogs to read, tips to try out and photos to go ooo ahhhh at, so I thought I would share some of my best finds with you.
Here are a collection of 5 British blogs about allotments and veggie’s, how to grow them (the vegetables, not the allotments) and [...]
Posted by Sally on January 1st, 2009 in Gardening, Rural Resources

Do you know how to recycle your chisrtmas tree? Don’t just send it to landfill, it takes little effort to have it recycled.
Now the festivities are over households all over the UK will be taking down their trees and storing their decorations away. But what to do with that christmas tree, usually dragged into the [...]
Posted by Sally on December 14th, 2008 in Animal Welfare, Gardening, Wildlife

By providing some suitable areas of hibernation and nutritious food we can help our countryside garden wildlife survive the winter months.
Here are a few simple things we can do to help our garden wildlife in winter but won’t take much time or effort, so there is no excuse!
There are three ways wildlife can surive the [...]
Posted by Sally on July 3rd, 2008 in Gardening, Wildlife

Is your garden teeming with wildlife or a sculptured vision devoid of life?
Whether you live in ten acre plot, a town house or even a flat, there are ways to attract wildlife to your garden.
Even a window box in a flat or pots on a balcony can attract wildlife if you choose the right plants [...]