So I’m working away at the weeding down at Northey Street City Farm the other day and the Co-ordinator leading volunteers that day strikes up a conversation with me about what I do when I’m not attempting to rid the world of weeds. I answer and respond by asking him about his background and find [...]

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An infographic by the team at CouponAudit . Couldn’t help but show off the fact that my blog has been named number 49 in the Top 100 Gardening blogs to follow in 2013. Sure, it’s a different “spin” on gardening but I’m proud of being able to spread the  message of workplace gardening even further! [...]

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Each plant has a role to play but it’s only when you put them together do they create a beautiful and functioning garden. Here is a short video on why the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Tweet

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Did you know that coffee grounds are regularly used by gardeners? I don’t drink coffee so the issue of what to do with leftover grounds has never concerned me. However, I recently came across an article that outlined some really interesting ways to use coffee in the garden, including: Coffee grounds can be used as [...]

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The Hydrangea has a naturally white flower but there is an interesting trick that gardeners have learnt that changes their colour. It seems that if you alter the pH of the soil they can become shades of pink to red and blue to purple, depending on what you add. Lime will get you pink or [...]

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