In this video we’re showing how we turned a patch of waste ground into a useful and beautiful new space. We spent the last weeks wearing down the mountain of rocks covered in soil, grasses and nettles. It was hard work, especially as we’re not use to digging in our no-dig gardens for years now. […]
Late summer is best time for saving most perennial flower seeds as they will have gone dry and ready to harvest, yet fresh and best for storage. We made another video on seed saving, this time it’s poppies. Last year it was Marigolds also known as Calendula. We want to emphasize that seed saving is […]
Gardens for Life is 2 years old now! It has been an epic journey with many gardening experiments, videos and harvests. A big thanks to all of our followers for of your encouragement. We always enjoy hearing that we’ve helped others to start their own gardens and turned to more natural approaches resulting in a […]
A week ago we ran our first in-official plant nursery and propagation workshop. As promised here is a video review and the results. Volunteers learnt the basics on starting plants from seed, potting them and how to root cuttings to turn them into plants. The aim is to enable those interested to grow their own […]
We have published a summer update video on our living willow structures featuring some of the willow arches in our gardens and the willow tunnel in front of our house. Lots of tips and tricks, as well as many of the key benefits included. Enjoy! More videos to come next week on our first in-official […]