How to Cut Carbon in Your Own Back Garden
By Alec and Sheila Bayliss on behalf of SLH Most people think gardening is just for enjoyment – and it is fun – but gardening is also a way to …
Planting & Growing
4 Ways to Start Seeds
By Alec and Sheila Bayliss on behalf of SLH Wondering if there are different ways to start seeds? This post is about four of the different methods you can use …
Briars Mount Bulbs
By Zoe Patrick on behalf of SLH In 2023, we had an idea that we wanted to use some green land at the top of Briars Mount to plant some spring …
Heatons Herb of the Month: Rosemary
By Dorothy Connor on behalf of SLH Rosemary is for remembrance, having a connection with the passing of loved ones that goes back millenia. In the play “Hamlet”, Ophelia says “There’s …
Garden Planning for Biodiversity
By Alec and Sheila Bayliss on behalf of SLH Are you thinking about how you could make your garden more eco-friendly? What we choose to grow in our own gardens …
Helping to Save Our Collapsing Raised Bed!
By Diana Scotcher on behalf of SLH This article was originally written for the December edition of Heatons Post It was 10 years ago that we built the eye-catching bed for herbs in …
News from Marbury Road Edible Garden
By Kell Degnen from Marbury Road Edible Garden The volunteers at Marbury Road Edible Garden are celebrating a successful end to the 2023 growing season after receiving a prestigious award for our …
Heatons Herb of the Month: Coriander
By Dorothy Connor on behalf of SLH It’s unsurprising that coriander leaves look like flat parsley — coriander is related to parsley as well as to celery. Coriander, also called Cilantro, …
What’s in a Hedge?
By Diana Scotcher on behalf of SLH This article was originally written for the February edition of Heatons Post What’s the history of our hedge? In 2016 SLH started working on a hedge established …
Heatons Herb of the Month: Tarragon
By Dorothy Connor on behalf of SLH In France, tarragon is commonly called “King of Herbs”. It goes well with chicken, fish and egg dishes. And did you know that tarragon …