Will Sutherlandfévr. 82 MinWhile the garden sleeps, the workshop comes alive!The Garden Very quiet in the winter garden. The curly kale is a healthy and very tasty winter green and the sprouting broccoli is waiting...
Will Sutherlandjanv. 161 MinThe Garden Sleeps and one way to break down the blues: Music Outdoor!In the garden the soil is resting now as we potter about when the weather is dry. I was able to spread the compost on a lovely bright fro...
Will Sutherland12 déc. 20202 MinThe Glorious Compost Heap!Each time I open up the mature compost heap (12 months of green material) the excitement is like receiving a rather special Christmas pre...
Will Sutherland7 nov. 20201 MinWinter is coming!We still have parsnips, broccoli and curly kale in the garden. There are still plenty of delicious apples on the espaliered fruit trees a...
Will Sutherland2 oct. 20202 MinAutumn clearance!Yes, it's the time of harvest and autumn clear-ups! Plenty of autotelic activity! There is still a lot to do – hundreds of tasty apples ...
Will Sutherland12 sept. 20204 MinIn the Garden – Fruit, Fruit, Fruit......Beans, Beans, Beans....The time for planting and weeding is over – August is the time for harvest! All the fruit trees are heavily laden – so much so that one o...
Will Sutherland6 août 20203 MinSummer overflow!Nature is burgeoning, blooming and over-flowing all over the garden. Even though this happens every year, it is still a re-assuring surpr...
Will Sutherland5 juil. 20202 MinMid Summer Abundance in the GardenIt's mid-summer and the garden is full of good things growing! Weeds are pretty firmly under control – thanks to regular hoeing. After ...
Will Sutherland2 juin 20204 MinMay in the GardenSunshine and more sunshine – has been the story of May in the garden. But the breezes have been cool and some of the nights downright ...
Will Sutherland5 mai 20203 MinAn ideal spring ?The broccoli was (and is) great. We've enjoyed sumptuous green shoots almost every other day now – and there are 22 bags safely stored ...
Will Sutherland4 avr. 20201 MinThe garden is waking up!At last – dry weather, fresh broccoli and lots of seeds already sown. Spring is on the way and the primroses are sweetly blooming. I...
Will Sutherland23 janv. 20201 MinIn the Workshop – More Northumbrian scythes for sale!There is no better therapy for bodily pain and discomfort than creative working in wood. During winter months I try to spend 2 or 3 ho...
Will Sutherland23 janv. 20202 MinWinter Garden NewsBack to Earth After the wettest autumn I can ever remember the weather has finally let up and routine work in the garden goes on. For man...
Will Sutherland1 déc. 20191 MinWet, Wet, Wet....All in the garden is WET, WET, WET!! I can never remember such a wet “back-end”. There are still parsnips and beetroot in the gro...
Will Sutherland6 oct. 20193 MinSeptember - the Harvesting monthIn the Garden (and in the Kitchen) September is a month of harvesting and “mellow fruitfulness”! Every two days I have been picking...
Will Sutherland4 août 20196 MinSummer Life of the GardenEach year brings its surprises – its sad failures and its magnificent successes. 2019 has been no different. Spring was a strange one – m...
Will Sutherland13 juin 20192 MinPoem from the Spring GardenThe seeds have spouted, sucking in the air Transforming its carbon without a care Powered by sunlight and the soil below Together it's ma...
Will Sutherland9 mai 20195 MinSpring 2019 course brewed a good batch!It's exciting when a new course begins on a Friday to imagine the interesting people (the students) I'm going to be working with in the c...
Will Sutherland2 avr. 20193 MinUse the “Force” - make your own bread and begin to change the world!This month we are talking about spring in the garden - but you don't need a garden to experience the “force” of life! Anyone can make the...
Will Sutherland24 mars 20193 MinSpring is here and the first seeds are in the groundSalad crops, courgettes and pumpkins are now germinating in the greenhouse. Potatoes, parsnips and celeriac are already under the soi...