Category: Featured grower

Gardening was always a part of my life

For our featured grower, Amber, gardening was always a part of her life. Having found early inspirations through her own family, Amber got her own allotment a few years ago, and now enjoys gardening with her husband and children. In this blog post Amber tells us how her allotment has grown, what she loves to […]

Gardening is unpredictable, it keeps you on your toes

Our featured grower this week, Hannah, (@gingergrows1) has enjoyed spending time outdoors around plants and flowers since she was a child. In this blog post, Hannah shares with us her gardening journey. She talks to us about her gardening successes, what she loves to grow, and what she finds challenging. She also shares with us […]

My quiet place in a noisy world

When it comes to gardening, our featured grower, Kelly (ohhomelygirl) finds inspiration from her own family who always had lovely gardens. In this blog post Kelly shares with us how she started gardening, what she loves to grow, her gardening successes and what she finds challenging. She also talks about her passion for natural health, […]

The perfect place to come and escape

CoirProducts.co.uk featured grower, Holly (@holly_and_her_allotment) loved spending time in nature and the outdoors from a young age. In this blog post, she recalls how she started her gardening journey, what she loves to grow, and what she finds the most challenging. An NHS worker, she also says how gardening is very much a mindful activity, […]

A Huge Learning Curve

In this week’s Garden Story, we spoke to @Marie 4_muddy_boots who shared with us her gardening journey. From spending all their spare time clearing out the totally overgrown plot they got back in 2016 to learning about organic methods of gardening, Marie reflects on a journey that has been an invaluable learning curve. Reflecting on […]

Gardening is a type of salvation

To celebrate World Book Day, we spoke to Tanya Anderson (@lovely.greens), the author of A Woman’s Garden. Tanya is an organic gardener, soap maker, beekeeper, author, and a green living enthusiast. In this Garden Story, Tanya shares with us how she came to love gardening by chance and how gardening comes to be a type […]

Gardening is meant to be fun and not a chore

For Ally (@theduckpatch), plants have always been a huge part of her life. In this Garden Story, Ally shares with us her gardening journey, from going to her first flower show in a buggy to what she loves to grow now. Ally says her biggest inspirations for getting into gardening came from her mum and […]