The Sustainable Garden

05/02/2026

So…the Government is beginning to catch up.
Sorry to say it’s really not looking great….but let’s keep growing our own, buying local and organic, and doing whatever we can!
Keep on keeping on. You make a difference x

22/08/2024

Found one of these beautiful Jersey Tiger Moths here yesterday…they used to be seen only as far north as the Channel Isles hence the name but are migrating further due to warmer winters

The farthest north this species used to be seen was the Channel Islands but it is now common in Bedfordshire

24/07/2024

If you’d like to learn how to cut your long grass with the calm quietness of a scythe blade instead of a heavy noisy strimmer, we still have a few places left on our course with Ross on 10 August …and it’s a beautiful location to learn in, even if we say so ourselves 😊
More info & bookings: www.abundantgardens.uk/courses

04/07/2024

What a busy month we’ve had here at The Sustainable Garden in a beautiful sunny June… 2 courses of The English Potager Garden Growing Sustainable Food with Style, a workshop with Moor Meadows and ecologist John Walters- How to Create a Garden Wildlife Haven and even a visit from the lovely ladies of Dartington WI!
And so we take a bit of a well earned rest in July to enjoy these beautiful wildflowers and our yummy home grown food, but and if you’ve ever wanted to learn how to scythe you can come along to this lovely setting and hone your peening skills with Ross Adams from Abundant Gardens on 10 August!
More info at www.thesustainablegarden.com
Bookings via Ross’ website www.abundantgardens.uk/courses

26/05/2024

Thank you to Devon Life Magazine for featuring this picture of me and my wildflowers in their June issue!

If you’d like to see our wildflower meadow in all its glory you could book on our workshop How to Create a Garden Wildlife Haven on 22 June with me and ecologist John Walters in association with Moor Meadows.
We will be showing you the biodiversity that our meadows, nature pond, and orchards support.
Booking for either the morning or afternoon session is via the Moor Meadows website: moormeadows.org.uk

We also have a couple of places left on our one-day courses, The English Potager Garden- Growing Sustainable Food with Style on 1 or 29 June.

And on 10 August we have a new course on Beginners Scything with Ross Adams from Abundant Gardens teaching.

More info on all of the courses on our website:
www.thesustainablegarden.com

06/02/2024

Love this!

19/09/2023

A look back at some favourite summery moments in The Sustainable Garden, as autumn splashes in!

19/06/2023

June has been a busy month at The Sustainable Garden with courses and workshops focussing on how to increase wildlife and biodiversity.
Our beautiful wildflower meadow is in its prime and is buzzing with native bees, butterflies, crickets and bugs while dragonflies and damsels dance over our nature pond.
Proud to be working alongside the community initiative Moor Meadows, dedicated to bringing back these endangered habitats and with the well respected ecologist John Walters

10/05/2023

Spring has finally really sprung and summer is just around the corner!

Here at The Sustainable Garden the wildflower meadow is growing inches each day and the Ragged Robin are just coming into flower.
In the old orchard the apple trees have lots of blossoms, our hedgerows are full of May flowers and the rough grass full of periwinkles and violets.
In the potager the first salads are doing well and the chives and allium companion plants starting to look wonderful!

There are still some spaces on our 3 June course if you would like to learn ways to garden that supports and increases wildlife and see how good biodiversity levels on your land helps you garden well without the need for chemicals.

See our website for course details: www.thesustainablegarden.com