I always say to new gardeners that you’re on a journey

For every person, gardening can mean something different. A gardener’s personality can shine through what they grow, meaning every garden, allotment, or growing space is unique. In today’s blog post, gardener Jayne describes a picture of what she has grown in allotments in her journey of making a unique gardening space. As with every story, […]

The work of a gardener never ends!

The work of a gardener never ends!

We recently spoke with Abby – an avid gardener who grows in allotments. We asked her some questions about her own gardening experiences, including what she grows, tips for new gardeners, and any future plans she has for her allotment and garden. 1.How and when did you start your gardening journey? “I’ve always been a […]

I have a greater appreciation of looking after our planet

The Gardener with Mike Palmer

In today’s CoirProducts blog post, Mike Palmer, co-chair of the Garden Media Guild, and a passionate and devoted gardener, shares with us his knowledge and background in gardening. Mike opens with how he first got into gardening and who inspired him. “I was about 7 years old when I started gardening. My parents were both […]

I love the calm of the garden or allotment

blog post I love the calm of the garden or allotment

We recently interviewed independent gardener Kirsty, and asked her some questions about her gardening journey. How and when did you start gardening? My first memory of gardening is helping my dad in the garden as a child. I remember being particularly fond of his poached egg plants and of course the fresh strawberries. What was […]

Don’t give up as it gets easier!

Blog post Don’t give up as it gets easier!

In this blog post, gardener Ruth begins to tell us her story about how her gardening journey started, discussing who and what inspired her, and what her first gardening successes were. I first really started my gardening experience when I moved to a new location in the  summer of 2018. We moved to a lovely […]

Let the children lead the activities

Let-the children lead the activities

We recently spoke with Stuart, a gardener at home and the school he teaches at,  Ashton Keynes School, and we asked him some questions about his growing at both school and home. Stuart tells us all about his own gardening adventures, and how he has incorporated gardening into his teaching, and discusses how gardening is […]

This year I tried to grow anything and everything!

This year I tried to grow anything and everything

We recently got into contact with independent gardener Kay, who in this blog post tells us all about how she started out gardening, discussing who and what inspired her, where she is with her garden now, and how she has benefitted from it. Kay also talks about how she has integrated gardening into her family […]

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