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October’s Plant of the Month: Ox-eye daisy
One of the lovely plants that is featured in Handbook for Budding Little Gardeners is the ox eye daisy (leucanthemum vulgare). Why it is important to grow ox eye daisies Many would consider ox eye daisies a weed because they grow everywhere and without anyone planting them in the first place! But they are very Read more
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Sayur Manis (Borneo)
As part of the World Garden School Programme (see attached), we get to know Sayur Manis (sauropus androgynus), a popular plant from Borneo. Watercolour (work-in-progress) by Almas Binti Abdul Kadir. “Sayur manis“ simply means sweet vegetable in the Malay language. It tastes like spinach but more flavoursome, as if this plant had been crossed with Read more
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Growing plants from cuttings
For me, there is nothing more satisfying than growing plants from cuttings, rather than buying them ready grown. There’s such excitement when you see new roots emerging from your cuttings. This is the roots of the cheese plant named Franky Big Cheese. He looks like a little man with tiny legs and a big face. Read more
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Apple and berry oat crumble
In autumn, apples abound in community orchards and berries are popping out profusely. This is a wonderful, simple recipe to get young children to start on the wholly satisfying journey of cooking and eating the food they grow or forage. NOTE: If you live in a country where you can’t access apples and berries, you Read more
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Growing Garlic – Introducing Children to Agricultural Economy
This afternoon, I was planting garlic into compostable cups for the Permaculture Festival on September 23rd and 24th in Lambourne End. The garlic seed I was planting were organic garlic from the Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight that are specially for planting (Gardeners’ World recommends not using supermarket garlic for planting). I put Read more
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The world within a garden
People bring their cultures into their new countries when they garden. A few of the gardens and some recipes Read more
Cheese Plant Books 