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Katy in the garden
Counting Down to Freedom
Jan 20

Jan 20 Counting Down to Freedom

Katy Watson
Life, Spring

Markers on the path to spring

Frozen Veg
Jan 14

Jan 14 Frozen Veg

Katy Watson
Growing your own

Coping mechanisms for cold weather

Drowning in leaves
Nov 28

Nov 28 Drowning in leaves

Katy Watson
Life

Struggling to process more leaves than I can shake a branch at

Finding Time to Garden
Sep 29

Sep 29 Finding Time to Garden

Katy Watson
Life, Gardening with kids

A past-time with no cheating and no shortcuts

A thorn in my side
Sep 17

Sep 17 A thorn in my side

Katy Watson
Growing your own, Beginner gardening

Courting danger. Taming the wild

Squeezing Veg into a Small Garden
Aug 12

Aug 12 Squeezing Veg into a Small Garden

Katy Watson
Growing your own, Beginner gardening

Getting the most out of limited space

A Less than Perfect Plot - Growing Veg in Shade
Jul 30

Jul 30 A Less than Perfect Plot - Growing Veg in Shade

Katy Watson

Making the most of a shady spot

Digging into toxoplasmosis
Jul 17

Jul 17 Digging into toxoplasmosis

Katy Watson
Beginner gardening, Growing your own, Gardening with kids

Advice for any pregnant gardeners

50 Shades Lighter
Jul 11

Jul 11 50 Shades Lighter

Katy Watson
Beginner gardening

Slug control for the pacifist

50 Shades of Grey
Jul 3

Jul 3 50 Shades of Grey

Katy Watson
Beginner gardening

Sadism in the garden

Composting for beginners
Jun 21

Jun 21 Composting for beginners

Katy Watson
Beginner gardening

5 reasons to give it a go

Growing your own Greens - 2 months in
Jun 12

Jun 12 Growing your own Greens - 2 months in

Katy Watson
Growing your own

The good and the bad

Feeling parched
Jun 3

Jun 3 Feeling parched

Katy Watson
Life

Coping with drought

Lessons I have learnt from my bulbs this year
May 17

May 17 Lessons I have learnt from my bulbs this year

Katy Watson
All about flowers, Spring

Taking stock and planning for the year ahead

Moment of Madness - Filling my lawn with weeds
May 4

May 4 Moment of Madness - Filling my lawn with weeds

Katy Watson
Life

In search of diversity, durability… and softness under foot

Lettuce under Lockdown - Starting seeds indoors
Apr 28

Apr 28 Lettuce under Lockdown - Starting seeds indoors

Katy Watson
Life, Growing your own, Spring

The trials of raising plants on a windowsill

Beginner gardeners - choosing the right plant
Apr 16

Apr 16 Beginner gardeners - choosing the right plant

Katy Watson
Beginner gardening

Why do so many people think they ‘always kill everything’

Lockdown 2020 - Divide and Conquer
Apr 6

Apr 6 Lockdown 2020 - Divide and Conquer

Katy Watson
Beginner gardening

Getting hold of free plants while nurseries are closed

Lockdown 2020 - Super Quick Veg
Mar 30

Mar 30 Lockdown 2020 - Super Quick Veg

Katy Watson
Growing your own, Beginner gardening

Now that supermarket shelves are empty…

Time to Sow
Mar 20

Mar 20 Time to Sow

Katy Watson

Avoiding a Real Estate Crisis!

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And they’re out! My Narcissi bulbocodium ‘PeticoatsWhite’ are finally in bloom.  I’m such a huge fan of miniature narcissi and did a whole video raving about them in the autumn. I try and grow a new variety each year and am al
Camellias - love them or loathe them? I inherited this deep pink double and although it’s not what I would have chosen, it’s exotic flowers do cheer me up on a day like today... So I’ve come round to them and in a next garden I&rsqu
Did I mention that I love primulas?  Anyone else?  This is Zebra Blue and has the most amazing blue and white markings like delft pottery.  Somehow pretty weird and refined at the same time 🤷🏻‍♀️. Either way they’re making me very happy r
Potato time!  Potatoes are very much a family activity here and Arthur is part of their planting and a HUGE part of digging them up.  We don’t dig a trench but pop each one into a hole and then earth up as they grow.  It’s easy, it works