Tag Archives: planning

Balcony planning

Posted on 12 March, 2013 by Juliet Kemp

For some reason I found it really hard to get to grips with a plan for the balcony. Perhaps because it’s a space that at the moment we really don’t use (since it overlooks the road, although it also overlooks … Continue reading →

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Northern-facing and shade-tolerant edibles

Posted on 22 February, 2013 by Juliet Kemp

I’m currently planning planting for two shady areas: our front balcony and our front porch. Both of them are north-facing, so I’ve been researching north-facing and shade-tolerant edibles which will grow in containers. Most edible plants do prefer full sun; … Continue reading →

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Replanning the herb garden

Posted on 2 February, 2013 by Juliet Kemp

I took advantage of a brief sunny period mid-week to go out and rearrange the herb patch. Sadly I don’t have a very good before photo, but this one from this time last year is a reasonable representation: This is … Continue reading →

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Garden planning 2013: back garden

Posted on 12 January, 2013 by Juliet Kemp

My rough plan for the year! It would be better with a sketch, & I may try to add one (I have one in my notebook). Now I need to transfer it all to the calendar.

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New year, new growth

Posted on 4 January, 2013 by Juliet Kemp

I don’t really do resolutions per se (this post by Meg Barker is excellent on the matter). But if you looked out, on a bright, sunny New Year morning, at your patio (or balcony, or windowbox…) and thought about growing … Continue reading →

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The Balcony Project: sector & zone analysis

Posted on 4 June, 2012 by Juliet Kemp

I’m planning planting for our balcony, and in my last post on this wrote up the surveying. The next step is to do the analysis: some possible approaches are to consider zones, sectors, and input/output. For this project zones aren’t … Continue reading →

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Potatoes, babies, and tricycles

Posted on 20 April, 2012 by Juliet Kemp

I decided to plan for a very low maintenance allotment this year, given that I also have a new garden and (rather more time-consumingly) a new baby to deal with. Over the winter, the main beds have almost all been … Continue reading →

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