Category Archives: Hedgerow

What makes a forest garden?

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Anni Kelsey

In July I posted about ‘Les Bois de St Hilaire’, a French campsite I stayed at which provides a wonderful model of the kind of natural woodland that a forest garden is modelled on.  As a follow up and contrast … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Anni Kelsey

Even though it has been unseasonably warm in the UK so far this winter, it is nevertheless a time of rest for the garden (and gardener), so it is lovely to look at pictures from earlier in the year and to … Continue reading →

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Of raspberries and other fruits…… and cowslips

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

Raspberries and other fruits For the price of one punnet of raspberries you can buy a plant that will give you raspberries for ever.  I will admit that this is in one of the supermarket chains and that is not … Continue reading →

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This year’s batch of blackberry chilli syrup

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

The blackberry chilli syrup I made last October was so good – mellow and fruity with a bit of a kick – that I just had to make another batch for the forthcoming year.   We have been using it … Continue reading →

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Of edges and hedges

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

Edges are recognised as important habitats within permaculture.  This is because they represent a zone of change between two different habitats or environments and encapsulate some of the identity of each.  They therefore have the potential to provide for a … Continue reading →

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Seen on holiday …..

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

Just a mention of a few things I noticed whilst having a short camping break this weekend. Firstly, I know it must take a lot of effort to keep camping grounds in order and many sites work hard to landscape with trees, … Continue reading →

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Exuberant angelica

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

Reviewing recent photos confirmed what my senses told me – that when the angelica came up this year it veritably exploded from the ground!  One week it was a relatively small hummock of leafy growth, eight days later it had … Continue reading →

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Plans and Priorities for 2014

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

My general aims for both gardens this year are: To increase the amount of produce from the perennial vegetables already under cultivation – essentially by having more plants. To extend the area under cultivation – in the Borderland garden. To … Continue reading →

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Delights in the Mid Winter Garden

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

I would contend that a garden of edible perennials must be one of the few to yield delights in the cold and often bleak mid winter months.  I have left a number of root vegetables in the ground over the … Continue reading →

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Evaluating 2013 and Looking Forward to 2014 in the Borderland Garden

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

2013 gave me an wonderful opportunity to start a new garden in the Welsh / English borders.  There are already a series of posts about this venture, and there are links below to some of these.  At the start of … Continue reading →

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