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Alison and The Backyard Larder

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Anni Kelsey

All over the place wonderful, dedicated and insightful gardeners are working away developing their own particular specialist niche in our human-gardening-ecosystem.  One of these lovely people is Alison Tindale, a lifelong gardener who grows, sells and blogs about some her … Continue reading →

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Pennard Plants

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Anni Kelsey

The range of suppliers that provide interesting heritage and perennial vegetables is increasing all the time.  I used to survey all the companies I knew of each year to provide a summary for readers but that would be too big … Continue reading →

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Recent plantings and changes in the Borderland garden

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

I have made some changes in the Borderland garden over the past two weeks.  The vegetable patch begun last year (for a polyculture of perennial vegetables) has been moved and fruit trees planted.  The vegetable patch was in the way … Continue reading →

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List of Perennial Vegetable Suppliers 2014

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

The most popular links on my blog are easily those to seed companies that sell perennial vegetables.  Last year I did a spreadsheet to cover all the main perennials and who supplies them and supplied it to a few people … Continue reading →

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Using diverse crops to ensure a yield (2)

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

If my garden is not resilient it is nothing; and as the summer moves on this is becoming ever more apparent.  The garden may be small, but for the area it occupies it is productive and I hope to improve … Continue reading →

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Autumn glory

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

This morning the glorious autumn sunshine sparkled on the dew covered garden.  It was like a distillation of joy!  I have no time to spend outside today soaking up the sunshine and pottering about; but small moments rescued from between the … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Welsh onions

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

I harvested two Welsh onions this afternoon.  They were approximately 95 cm tall at the highest point and yielded 200g of green leaf  and 125g of stem.  I use the leaves raw in salad, or if they are a bit tough they can be lightly … Continue reading →

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After six months of happy blogging……….

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

After six months of happy blogging what have I learned about my garden and blogging about it? Firstly it has been immensely gratifying that people actually visit the blog and read it, and even more so when they leave a … Continue reading →

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New arrivals

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

I always get excited about new plants.  Watching seedlings pop up to the surface is endlessly fascinating and getting new plants from a grower or nursery is better than unwrapping my Christmas presents!  Someone at work said I must have … Continue reading →

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