I hope in the next few weeks to spend a weekend taking photos of the wonderful sheds in some allotments around the South Wales valleys – any ideas who I should contact? is there is any protocol for it? not sure I will be able to match these on our Flickr group.. [flickr]photo:3338646411[/flickr][flickr]photo:3416130570[/flickr][flickr]photo:3428931393[/flickr][flickr]photo:3450414891[/flickr][flickr]photo:3456578030[/flickr][flickr]photo:3474001328[/flickr][flickr]photo:3530490847[/flickr][flickr]photo:3575749165[/flickr][flickr]photo:3616522003[/flickr][flickr]photo:3638199987[/flickr] IF you… Continue reading Are you an allotment shed owner?
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Sheds at the Eden project
My last post about my visit to Cornwall, this time the great sheds at the Eden Project’s Allotment.. Come and see our allotments flourish in our Global Gardeners exhibit. Our hops will be climbing their merry way up towards the sun and our fibre-producing friends, the nettles, look very happy indeed. Come and see our… Continue reading Sheds at the Eden project
Allotments are great! 1,000 more coming
The telegraph has an article about these British institutions that tend to have sheds on them photo credit: steve p2008 For those of us who have been ploughing our often lonely furrows for several decades, it is great news that the National Trust is converting some of its rolling acres into 1,000 or so allotments.… Continue reading Allotments are great! 1,000 more coming
Crocus Sale – Great for the allotment
A great sale on a pressure washer Karcher K2950M Deluxe Pressure Washer Was £239.99 NOW £95.91 Join the jet set with this superb, compact and powerful pressure washer that’s ideal for clearing dirt and debris from almost any surface. Whether you want to clean up paving and walling, remove winter algae from the deck or… Continue reading Crocus Sale – Great for the allotment
Good news for the sheddie allotmenter and mrs sheddie
The telegraph reports. As little as 30 minutes a week tending the garden or allotment can dramatically improve men’s performance in bed, according to the experts in the field. photo credit: eob Digging, weeding or mowing the lawn for half an hour reduced men’s risk of failing to live up to expectations in bed by… Continue reading Good news for the sheddie allotmenter and mrs sheddie
Just Sheds : Great recycling
Saw this on our wonderful photo Just Sheds group shed recycling at it’s best TV screen for a window
London roofs to become allotments?
The telegraph reports Unused space in London, such as roof gardens and housing estates could be transformed into allotments under a new initiative by London Mayor Boris Johnson. photo credit: LoopZilla The unused spaces are to be converted into vegetable gardens which would grow potatoes and brussels sprouts in an attempt to feed the 2012… Continue reading London roofs to become allotments?
Just Sheds – more great allotment sheds
Two great but differing examples of allotment sheds. Allotment Tool Shed Vratch Heights
Allotments for obese londoners for a tenner
This is london reports. [flickr]photo:2110600716[/flickr] Allotments could offer the solution to London’s obesity epidemic. Council chiefs are offering residents more than 300 subsidised plots for as little as £10 a year in the hope of improving their diets and giving them more exercise. Londonwide the popularity of allotments has soared, with waiting lists of up… Continue reading Allotments for obese londoners for a tenner
Charlotte Church is desperate to own an allotment
According the PA Green-fingered Charlotte Church is desperate to own an allotment, she has revealed. The multi-millionaire singer-turned-TV host said she already grows her own vegetables and collects eggs laid by her hens. Church, 22, who is expecting her second baby in November with rugby star boyfriend Gavin Henson, said: “I love gardening. Gavin and… Continue reading Charlotte Church is desperate to own an allotment