04/06/2026
Project regenerate this kitchen garden is going well so far, I'm visiting 1 or 2 days a week atm.
Part of a larger ongoing project to take control back of the whole garden with a huge 36m long x 6.5m overgrown central border, walled garden borders and several other borders and garden areas with mature shrubs and trees.
It's both an exciting and challenging project and one that will see change happen over time. I am plant planning for sections as I am clearing space and then planting into them as well as pruning/trimming overgrown shrubs as I travel through each space.
The kitchen garden is particularly exciting due to my love of growing food, there will be circa 45 dahlias in the front bed and the plan is to the line and edge the central beds with roses including 4 climbers over 2 arches as well as to growing food currently tomatoes, lettuces, strawberries and potatoes are in.
There is a huge amount of bindweed in the garden which I am digging out as much root of as is possible given the garden is heavily planted with large shrubs and trees. An ongoing battle but one that will become easier with time as the bindweed weakens.
Mulching is paramount not just to slow releases feed into the soil that has been left unfed for several years but to inhibit the small weaker weeds from germinating and of course to retain moisture now Summer is here.
I'll continue to add updates every few weeks or so to record the changes 😊
