Home Educating Garden Duo, Autism Mum & Son, Katrina and Clayton. Work with Permaculture Principles in Scotland. Showing How Repurposing , Propagating and Soil Health is a Vital Part of Gardening.
Katrina & Clayton and family live in East Ayrshire and share their daily life in the garden on instagram. They practice permaculture principles in the garden, reducing & repurposing waste whenever they can. Katrina shows how home educating in nature has helped Clayton thrive.
Clayton Completed The 2 Grow and Learn Courses with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. He is Autistic, Non Verbal & has been Home Educated since 2018. Katrina & Peter hold their PDC & PDC PRO Permaculture Design Course from Oregon State University
5 Top Tips for the Winter-to-Spring Garden Transition Preparing Your Garden, Food Forest or Growing Spaces for the Season Ahead Late Winter is a strange, hopeful time in the garden. The land still looks dormant, yet beneath the surface everything is quietly shifting. Sap begins to rise, soil organisms wake up and the days stretch…
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Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For CorianderWritten For Caledonian Horticulture We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b. In this series of blogs we…
What to Plant in Scotland Each Month: Veg, Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers. Planting in February Planting in February February is a transition month in Scottish gardens. Days slowly lengthen, but cold soil and low light still limit what can be done outdoors. This is the perfect time to focus on indoor sowing and dormant planting outside when conditions…
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Pheasant BerryWritten For Caledonian Horticulture We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b. In this series of blogs…
January: Month By Month In Our Scottish Gardens The Food Forest, The Raised Bed Garden & The Kitchen Courtyard Our Scottish Garden in January January arrives in the garden with a quiet, thoughtful energy. The earth is cold, the daylight is short and gentle and frost often lingers well into the morning. While this may…
Vol 5 in the Series: FEEDING THE BIRDS Clayton’s Garden Visitors: A Story of Autism and Feeding The Birds Clayton’s Garden Visitors: A Story of Autism and Feeding the Birds When Clayton and his mum set up a new bird feeder in their garden, Clayton eagerly waits for the birds to arrive. At first, nothing…
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Garlic ChivesWritten For Caledonian Horticulture We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b. In this series of blogs…
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Building A Food Forest in Scotland. Where We Started In 2019. From a full grass lawn to a starting a food forest and fruit orchard, a raised bed area for annual veg and a kitchen courtyard for daily herbs and salads. Follow along with us on our journey.