My Garden & Topiary Photo Blog
Source: Youtube I’ve been sharing videos from my allotment garden for the past couple of years but in today’s piece I’m going to show where it all began. I’ve put it together to show the story of my vegetable garden but also to inspire new gardeners to start their own. I took my current plot back in 2015 and that first year I started to work it alongside my old plot. YES, I used to have another plot. You’ll get to see it in this video too. I started slowly…
Read MoreSource: Youtube A tour of our organic vegetable garden in the city of Los Angeles. We are growing lots of cold-loving edibles and vegetables that are not usually available at the grocery stores like peppermint chard, purple kohlrabi, pink celery and many more.
Read MoreSource: Youtube Hello Friends and viewers, End of fall is a beautiful sight for a Swiss country walk, but harsh on our Organic vegetable garden. We were away for most of October and are yet to prepare for the spring planting season. In the mean time we are into below zero winter temperatures and it makes it difficult to keep up with it in this harsh weather. We did what we could end of September. Yet some of the winter vegetables are doing well due to good planning. I have…
Read MoreSource: Youtube It’s time for another look at what’s growing in the allotment vegetable garden. Every month I take you on a tour around the veg patch to see what’s growing, to talk about the projects and tasks that need doing, and this time to look at other people’s plots. It’s been a while since we had a walk around the site and I think you’ll be surprised at just how much food is still growing. Purple sprouting broccoli, cabbage, kale, spinach, chard, beet root, leeks, and so much more.…
Read MoreSource: Youtube It’s blue skies at the allotment vegetable garden and the perfect kind of day for planting onion sets, garlic, and shallots. This year I ordered six types of autumn planting varieties and they’re destined to grow in a bed on my new plot. The varieties I have need to be planted in late autumn to early winter and incredibly, they start to grow right away. At least a little before they decide to hunker down for the winter. Come spring they’ll start growing again and have a head…
Read MoreSource: Youtube Years ago I heard rumors that the Isle of Man’s prison had their own vegetable gardens. The fact that they swept up many of the awards at a local horticultural show was proof. After years of curiosity, I finally see first hand how fresh fruit and vegetables are grown within the grounds of Jurby Prison. I also find out that the initiative is so successful that they’ve stopped buying in fresh veg at the prison this summer. This is probably the most unique garden tour I’ve ever been…
Read MoreSource: Youtube Periodically, gardening enthusiasts from the ancient capital of Mann open their gardens for public viewing. It’s an opportunity to get a glimpse into some rather unique vegetable and leisure gardens. Many hidden away by tall stone walls, this video takes you along with me on my tour of the Hidden Gardens of Castletown. In this video: ✽ Vegetable gardens built on the beach ✽ awalled garden more than 500 years old ✽ Several handmade greenhouses and what’s growing inside ✽ Tiny garden ideas ✽ Container garden ideas ✽…
Read MoreSource: Youtube The world needs more vegetables! Finally! The vegetable garden is in! So excited. In this video I will show you the location and the set up of the raised vegetable garden beds. Here are some useful links: – Raised Beds www.vitagardens.com/raised-garden/ – Soil – Mulch between beds – Soil calculator Next step is to get veggies!
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