A natural household cannot be complete without natural sponge! This year I planted 2 small seedlings in the garden and ended up with 21 giant fruits! Unfortunately, they had to be collected ahead of time as they were hanging on the olive tree that was due to be harvested this week. Fingers crossed my loofah …
Some philosophical thoughts for today from my gardening time. About 3 months ago I thought I was planting courgettes. Up until they started to grow something bigger… So what was originally planted as courgette (also known as zucchini) turned out to be my first ever homegrown squash (or marrow?). What happened then? A squash soup cooked …
How to create your own Rainbow? A new discovery I made recently while watering the orange trees in the garden My landlady asked me to water the orange trees in my garden. This is the first time ever I watered orange trees, and I had this idea not only putting water around the trunk, but …
A visit to The Walled Garden at Astley Hall, Chorley in England. My friend Laurence Hostier McCormick and her partner brought this park to revival and also created a hugely successful community food growing scheme which is run by the help of volunteers. They received a special award for their conservation and environmental work.
