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5:29 pmin why bother? by admin
Photo courtesy of gervo New statistics from the WWF today should surely shake gardeners. The average Briton uses an average of 150 litres of water per day for washing, cooking and drinking. Still more shocking is the amount of ‘virtual water’ consumed daily - 4,645 per day. ‘Virtual water’ takes into account the amount of [...]
5:17 pmin flowers, shopping by admin
The words ‘organic’ and ‘ethical’ are beginning to sound a little gimmicky in today’s culture as more and more businesses adopt these terms as a selling point. But for the founders of Bella & Fifi Flowers in Bristol, organic and ethical produce isn’t just a marketing strategy – it’s the very driving force of the [...]
5:12 pmin Garden from Scratch by admin
Fennel and Fern has been rather silent over the past few days, and there’s a good reason. We’ve been relocating to the site of our new garden project in a city in the South of England. In hindsight, it was never going to be an easy choice. The househas been refurbished, and the soil is [...]