Posts from ‘September, 2008’

We stumbled across Matilda’s Garden, an organic cottage-garden florist, quite by accident. What a treat.
Petra, who named the business after her daughter Matilda, decided to become a florist after finding herself longing for more and more time in the garden.

© Laura A.Watt
Sometimes you come across a photographer who doesn’t deserve Image of the Week. Laura A.Watt is one of these artists. She deserves a full feature on her images. Laura has been taking photos since she was young. “It has become a reflex,” she says. “But recently, I feel I’m trying to find or [...]

Coriander seedlings growing on the balcony
I’m not very good at waiting. I know patience is hailed as a key trait for gardeners, but I like to get a move on and do things. Which is why I’ve been hard at work in the garden before we have even planned it.

Community gardening is an exhilarating pastime, and one we’re very excited about here at Fennel and Fern. It’s becoming more and more popular as increasing numbers of people who don’t own gardens find other route of getting into gardening. It’s a fantastic idea.
Which is why we were so thrilled when Jill Coleman agreed to write [...]

Cheryl Pedemonti is a lazy gardener. Or at least so she claims.
“I joke and tell people that I am an organic gardener because I am a lazy gardener,” she says. It’s hard to believe when you look at her plot, though. The beds are overflowing, and Cheryl has managed to build year-round interest. What’s more, [...]