About me



I'm a half Finnish designer who has since taken a break to bring up my children. I used to work in Graphic Design, but now I prefer working with textiles and illustration. This blog is about my allotment and garden. I have been gardening for many years and grew up watching my mum and dad do the same. I began my allotment in Jan 2010 in memory of my father who passed a way just before then. I also love cooking and finding inventive and delicious ways to make my produce into meals. I'm growing with my experiences, and welcome any helpful advice! Sometime soon I hope to use my garden as inspiration for my art.

Sunday 23 May 2010

Living shelter

Back in March I talked about having a living willow arbour or chair for the kids. This wasn't possible this year, as it was a bit beyond my budget and I wasn't sure how long we'd be in the area, so I didn't want to buy something I might not be able to take with me. As I haven't yet got around to making a seating area on the plot, I've instead erected a slightly shambolic lean-to for trailing runner beans. I don't actually like eating runner beans that much but they are reliable climbers, so I'm using them in an ornamental way, no doubt I'll end up eating some beans too! I also threw in some sweet peas I had left over from home and some wildflower seed around the edge. This area isn't dug particularly well, so I'll have to keep pulling thistles as they come up. I also added a small patch of alpine strawberries that I want to naturalise.

Posted by Jome at 14:49

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