Tag Archives: land cress

Garden journal – 6 October 2017

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Anni Kelsey

I did some ‘work’ in the garden today. Not counting minor interventions like taking off dock leaves and flowering stems it was the first time I had done anything since pruning the fruit trees and removing the flowering stems from … Continue reading →

Posted in forest garden development, Fruit, Polycultures, roots and tubers | Tagged apple, chives, garlic, grape hyacinth, honesty, lamb's lettuce, land cress, narcissi, Oca, tree onoins | 1 Comment

Review of spring polyculture patch

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Anni Kelsey

This bed was started in the spring of 2014. Originally I just needed somewhere to transplant a number of perennial vegetables from my first bed in this garden (below) which was about to be covered over with an extension to … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, forest garden development, Fruit, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Polycultures | Tagged buckshorn plantain, good King Henry, kale, lamb's lettuce, land cress, leaf beet, Oca | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Forest Gardening, Hedgerow, Perennial Vegetables, Polycultures | Tagged buckwheat, dahlia tubers, fennel, field beans, land cress | Leave a comment

the garden going it alone …..

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Anni Kelsey

It has been a while since I posted regular updates on this blog – I have been poorly for some months, but am on the mend now. It has also meant that I have not been able to spend much … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Perennial Vegetables, Polycultures | Tagged chard, Daubentons Kale, jerusalem artichoke, land cress, mashua, Oca, root chicory, root parsley, skirret, wild rocket | 10 Comments

Trusting Nature

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Anni Kelsey

It is not always very easy to think of a title for posts that sum them up in a few words, particularly before they are written and are just some words and concepts circulating in my head, however I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Relationship with nature | Tagged calendula, dandelion, field bean, forget me not, foxglove, land cress, nettle | 8 Comments

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 →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Edible Perennial Gardening, Forest Gardening, Fruit, Hedgerow, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, Relationship with nature | Tagged blackberry, blackcurrant, bunching onion, chokeberry, elder, fennel, garlic, honeyberry, jerusalem artichoke, jostaberry, land cress, loganberry, raspberry, red currant, scorzonera, tayberry, Welsh onion, wild rocket, Yacon | Leave a comment

Winter Harvest

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

It is 28 January (2013) and there are still a few small fingers of ice on the lawn, the remnants of the frozen carpet that had been in place for nine days. The photo below was taken some time during … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged bitter cress, jerusalem artichoke, lamb's lettuce, land cress, mashua, Oca, pea shoots | 4 Comments

Collecting as much food as I can from the garden (2)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

Since resolving to maximise the food output of the garden (within the limits of the space currently available) I have realised there are quite a few aspects to consider: I cannot expect all the food from the garden to look like it … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged kale, lamb's lettuce, land cress, leaf beet, Oca, three cornered leek, wild rocket | 5 Comments

Collecting as much food as I can from the garden

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

I now have a good selection of perennial vegetables growing happily and healthily in polycultures. Whilst I may well continue to experiment with more varieties I also want to focus on seeing how productive the perennials can be. Throughout this year … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures | Tagged bitter cress, kale, lamb's lettuce, land cress, leaf beet, productivity, salad rocket, saved seed, spring onion | 5 Comments

Where are the frosts?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

We are having spectacular sunny autumn weather. When I drive home from work the surrounding Shropshire countryside is outstandingly beautiful with silhouettes of trees outlined against the pale golden glow of the late afternoon sun. This time last year the roads … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged lamb's lettuce, land cress, Oca, salad rocket, Sorrel, three cornered leek, wild rocket | 3 Comments