Our garden is made up of four distinct zones:
The front garden, the potager (veggie garden), the orchard, and the rewilding fields.
Here you will find stories about all of them.
My Latest Posts
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- Strawberry SeasonalityThis blog post is written by our friend Andrew, who lives about 30km away from us in the Morvan Natural Park. Despite being relatively close to us, he has a slightly more extreme climate (certainly colder in the winter), and the setting of his garden is different, more shade andContinue reading “Strawberry Seasonality”
- Adaptive PermacultureWhen we first moved to La Boutonnière, I had just discovered permaculture. I was fully signed up to the concepts of no chemicals, taking care of the soil, and using nature to help achieve my goal of growing our own food. And whilst I still firmly believe in the ethosContinue reading “Adaptive Permaculture”
- Summer 2024I am rarely content with our garden, there is always something that needs doing, or changing, or an area that just doesn’t look right. I guess this is fairly standard for gardeners as a garden is never static. But right now I am finding that I am very content withContinue reading “Summer 2024”
- Empty BedsEvery time I open Instagram I see pictures of verdant vegetable gardens and wicker baskets full of perfect looking produce. Then I look outside at my vegetable garden and it looks nothing like those other pictures. My garden is suffering from poor germination rates and poor seedling survival, it hasContinue reading “Empty Beds”
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La Boutonniere 