Garden findings (Page 13)

All my life I have wanted to grow my own veg. Since moving to France I have enjoyed trying a variety of styles of gardening beds, types of vegetables and even various timings. I keep learning from my mistakes, and successes, and then sharing my garden tales with you.

Explore with me as I re-purpose water bottles into planters and practice permaculture, try my hand at wattling and simply see what grows in my garden.

Oh, and let us not forget foraging…

How to make a vertical garden out of recycled plastic bottles | PumpjackPIddlewick

How to – Vertical Garden Planting ~ using recycled milk bottles

Every time I mention my recycled milk bottle, wall garden I get lots of interest. And it kind of makes sense. After all, the cost is minimal, the space is minimal – could be done almost anywhere you have a vertical space, inside, outside – and looks rather cool (at least I think so).Continue Reading

How to build garden raised beds out of pallets at PumpjackPiddlewick

Building Raised Beds out of Pallets

Recently we had a lot of rain. Rain, rain, rain. Plu, plu, plu. (Don’t you just love the French word for rain? It sounds just like a drop of rain hitting a surface.) It’s a good excuse to build some new raised beds. This time out of pallets. Getting inContinue Reading