Smoking Weeds: Gas Weed Burner Review
While a gravel driveway has its benefits, one of its biggest drawbacks is that weeds and grass take hold very quickly and easily, and can be hard work to remove.…
While a gravel driveway has its benefits, one of its biggest drawbacks is that weeds and grass take hold very quickly and easily, and can be hard work to remove.…
When we purchased the property, we found two old, heavy iron wall baskets in the garage and we decided to hang them up as flower baskets at the front of…
If you are daunted by smart home gadgets, but are intrigued by the prospect of a smart home, one of the easiest and most effective ways to experiment is by…
It’s been an odd year weather-wise, and after a cloudy and cool May, the summer looks like it has finally arrived and our vegetables can finally start growing. When the…
We’ve built a lot of things from wood in the past three years and I’ve found that taking the patient approach of drilling pilot holes and then driving wood screws…
We’ve been growing our dahlias from tubers since March, and this week we finally got to plant them in our new cut flower raised bed. All of the tubers were…
Buoyed on by our recent nettle beer experiment, I finally took the plunge and purchased the ingredients to brew our own sustainable beer. Preferring lighter, fresher flavours over the summer,…
The weather this year has been unstable, overcast, wet and cold. As the weather finally starts to improve and temperatures start to rise, it’s a good time to look at…
Last year, we used the nettles in our field to make nettle soup (which was really tasty) and to make nettle tea (a natural fertiliser). This year, we’re still making…
We have two cats: Olive (a female British Shorthair) and Leopold (a male domestic shorthair). Olive is a bit of dustbin and also has a sensitive tummy, while Leopold is…