Oriental Borage is a superb ground-cover plant, particularly useful in dense shade. It's large leaves are fantastic as green manure and it has edible flowers which are also great for bees. We knew that Oriental Borage it was eaten in Turkey but had been struggling to find out how. This link gives detailed information. And, of course, Oriental Borage is readily available from the Red Shed Nursery!
IT'S TREE PLANTING TIME
Keeping with the edible and ornamental theme, what better than PLUMS!
Beautiful Blossom and lots of tasty fruit. And now is the best time to think about planting plum trees in your garden.
This course is almost fully booked! This will be the only PDC at Garden Cottage this year so if you want to take this last chance to learn with Graham in the permaculture Garden he and Nancy created - book now. The course starts with the Introduction to Permaculture module on 17th/18th March. If you would like to take this module only, book here.
Garden Cottage is the longest-standing intentional food forest in Britain and so what better place to learn the principles and practice of Forest Gardening. The course runs over the weekend 3rd-4th March. It is one of our most popular courses so book now to assure your place.
TESTIMONIALS FROM INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE, FEBRUARY 2018
Even on the sleepy tail end of winter. Garden Cottage is a treasure trove of delights, and the owners’ more so! So grateful! Blessings!
Inspiring to see how well things can work- how much food can be produced year round. Wonderful to meet people working creatively and intelligently to improve the present and create the future.
Made a great start to understanding the philosophy of permaculture and its application in the wider world as well as personal life. Lovely food and care. Made us comfortable on a chill February day.
