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Watching 20 tonnes of crumbly, black, steaming compost tumble out of the back of a lorry is very satisfying and reminded me of a daydream I had over a decade ago. I was driving along a country lane looking at a large arable field and imagined tractors pulling trailers of black compost and covering the […]

Last summer a lovely guy called Rowan Crew came to our open day. He asked if we ever had painters visit our plot, and asked if he could visit with his easel. Little did we know that he’s a quite brilliant artist. We enjoyed watching his oil painting come to life during the autumn evenings

Today we put together some flowers (but with lots of foliage and other interesting stuff) for an open day at Bethany School, Goudhurst. We thought it would be a bit of a challenge in early February… especially as we woke up to a frost. But I think you’ll agree they look pretty stunning. There were

  A belated Happy New Year to you all and we hope that you are keeping warm. We’ve had a couple of weeks in the flower office, with feet like blocks of ice, but it hasn’t stopped us marvelling at the beautiful snowy landscape. After venturing out to apply some extra insulation to the dahlias,

(Written by Bek) I was thankful that the day dawned bright on Sunday an antidote to a dull and wet Saturday. The sunny morning saw people meandering around the plot cutting foliage and berries to decorate wreaths and candle lanterns. As Jen was away on a well-earned holiday, my glamorous assistant was Karen who also