Mini gardeners

28/04/2015

The highlight of a school gardening club session today - was it a) planting potatoes, b) sowing lettuce seed or c) watering the kitchen garden? Answer: none of the above - these potato stickers generated the most excitement.

23/04/2015

The eggs have hatched!! We now have a nest of teeny, tiny baby robins in our garden shed.

Gardening for wildlife; I've read whole books on the subject. Don't be too tidy, avoid chemicals, add native plants etc are all good pieces of advice. But I've never seen a recommendation f...

21/04/2015

Which well known climbing plant has seeds that resemble chocolate buttons?

http://minigardenersblog.com/2015/04/chocolate-buttons-anyone/

17/04/2015

Rhubarb is one of the lowest maintenance food crops you can grow, perfect for people with busy lives.

http://minigardenersblog.com/2015/04/childhood-memories/

07/02/2015

Just in case you're tempted to munch on some daffodil bulbs (!) .... or mistake them for onions ..... eating daffodil bulbs can cause poisoning.

Letter from Public Health England warns of danger of poisoning if flowers or bulbs are placed near fruit and vegetables

24/11/2014

Putting off leaf clearing because the 'carpet' of fallen leaves looks so pretty.

19/11/2014

Making mini insect hotels with a school gardening group.

17/11/2014

Not cold enough for this yet, but these would look great lining a garden path for a winter/Christmas party.

Genius idea for turning water balloons into giant frozen yard marbles. I'd love to see these in pale pinks:

11/11/2014

Painting raised beds for a school garden and loving this colour - Wild Thyme by Cuprinol.

03/11/2014

Temperatures are dropping. Time for hibernating and making pumpkin soup. Just don't make it too spicy like ours.

http://minigardenersblog.com/2014/11/pumpkin-soup-the-best-you-ever-tasted/

28/10/2014

Half term boredom set in yet? How about constructing an insect hotel in a sheltered part of the garden?

"Instructions" here (not much to it really) and can be made from completely recycled materials : http://minigardenersblog.com/2012/12/shhhhh-insects-sleeping/

17/10/2014

So this is what our pumpkin patch will look like next year (in our dreams).

5 Stunning Vertical Vegetable Gardening Ideas

http://www.selfsufficiencymagazine.com/5-stunning-vertical-vegetable-gardening-ideas/

Pictured is a beautiful pumpkin and gourd vines trellises. This is just one of the beautiful vertical vegetable gardening ideas in this brilliant roundup.