We’ve often said “We bought a garden that happened to have a house on it!”. It was the garden that we fell in love with and the whole reason we took the plunge on this renovation. At 500m² it’s a big project – here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the journey so far!
Have I planted out my seedlings TOO SOON ??
For once I was ahead of the game… but have I planted our seedlings out too soon? …
What tomato varieties are we growing this year?
It’s time to sort this year’s tomato crop – so what are we growing this year? …
It’s finally stopped raining – first garden jobs of 2026!
We had a VERY wet winter but it’s finally stopped raining – time to finally get out in to the …
Fixing my amateur gardening mistakes – summer 2025 in our garden!
It’s summer 2025 – let’s take a look at some of my amateur gardening mistakes! …
Is 2025 going to be a DISASTER for us in the garden??
We’re late with everything – is 2025 going to be a bit of a write-off in the garden? …
April 2025 in the garden and I’M RUNNING OUT OF TIME!
As per usual there’s not enough hours in the day – it’s April 2025 and I’m running out of time! …
Our first year growing tomatoes – how did it go?
This is my first ever year of growing tomatoes at home – so how did it go? …
Harvesting sunflower seeds and stems – autumn garden update!
I’ve decided to harvest my sunflower seeds so I can use them next year …
Supermarket VS home grown tomatoes
Today I’m doing a bit of a taste test – home grown versus supermarket tomatoes …
Garden tour August 2024 – Sunflowers, Marigolds, Zinnia and Tomatoes!
A quick garden tour from August 2024 …
Our first proper garden harvest!
It’s time for our first proper garden harvest – did we get any potatoes? …
How is the garden looking in Spring 2024?
Time for a quick garden tour – how are things looking in Spring 2024? …
First time planting out tomatoes!
I’m planting out San Marzano, Moneymaker and more tomatoes – this is very exciting! …
Are my tomato plants too small??
OK, so I planted the seeds and waited for them to grow. Is it normal for tomato plants to be …
Do seeds really go out of date?? Lots of updates!
What happens when you plant really old out of date seeds? Needless to say a spreadsheet is involved! …
I BROKE OUR POTATOES! …and did our bottlebrush plant survive?
I’m learning the challenges of gardening – have I broken our potatoes? …
The greenhouse is operational – SO EXCITED!!
The greenhouse is up and running – time to plant some stuff. I’m so excited! …
Seed planting – WHERE TO START?!?
I have a whole load of seeds to plant and I’m a bit overwhelmed by the whole process! …
First use of a pole saw – did our greenhouse survive??
I need to trim some trees – the only problem is the branches are 26ft up in the air. I’m …
What’s next for our garden? Plans for 2024!
Let’s take a look at some of our garden plans for 2024 – and what’s wrong with our grass? …
Gardening POV – building raised beds
It’s time to build some raised beds! In this video I strapped a camera to myself to show you exactly …
Amateur gardening – autumn 2023 garden jobs!
It’s autumn 2023 and time to get on with a few more jobs! …
What have we done to the lawn this year?
I’m no expert with lawn care but I still enjoy the process – what have we done this year? …
Red thread disease! (Aug 2023)
We’ve had a lot of rain and a bit of a problem with red thread disease! …