Allotment March 2026
A recap of raised bed planting, shallots, first early potatoes, a raspberry patch and more!
Early Spring Allotment Photos
Spring is springing. The birds are singing, a few bees are lurking, buds are showing. I’m in the middle of a couple of weeks travelling up and down…
Handmedown Shed Glow-up
When life gives you a dilapidated shed you get to work.
Autumn green manures
How I got on experimenting with a big patch of green manures in autumn 2025
What I have learned about the English language in sharing a discord server with North Americans
Things I have taken for granted when heckling across the pond.
Community Gardens on Monty Don’s British Gardens
St Anne’s Allotments in Nottingham (pictured) and Cambridge’s Central Mosque as examples of inspirational community gardening
What’s In A Word?
How I came across the word “pseudodementia”.
For Idle Green Thumbs
A list of independent UK seed producers and plant nurseries I’ve been looking at recently!
Alotment life 2024: third season
Almost every photo in this post shows an overcast sky, and yet look at all the pretty things I grew!
Allotment 2023: second season
I did a lot! And wanted to celebrate my second year with a round up post.
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