I am growing and eating two of the species in this group. Both I grew from seed. They are a useful addition to the salad bowl through the winter and spring. They are woodland plants and so are happy to grow in the shade. This is always a bonus when so many other plants like […]
Food forests have become increasingly popular in permaculture circles as a way of planting a low maintenance, diverse, abundant garden. While “forest” conjures up pictures of a large, wooded landscape, you can design the smallest of gardens following food forest principles. The idea is to have plants growing in different layers. By doing this, you
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Self seeding annuals What is a self seeding annual? Annuals are plants which do all their growing, flowering, setting seed in one year and then die. Think of the usual garden favourites such as petunias, cornflowers, begonias. Some of them grow like this whatever the climate, while others might live longer in countries with warmer
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