Tag Archives: Real Seed Catalogue

The Year of the Tomato

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Leigh Sparks

Given that the clocks have changed, I thought it was about time I posted this reflection on my growing summer. Whilst I have been tweeting more irregularly this year about my gardening and vegetable growing, anyone following me will be … Continue reading →

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A Gardening Year in Review

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Leigh Sparks

I don’t often use the blog for non-retail or personal posts but made an exception this time last year.  At the start of lockdown in March 2020 I started a weekly tweet about my greenhouse and last September I reflected … Continue reading →

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Todmorden, Bruntsfield, Little Salkeld …. Local in Action

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Leigh Sparks

Many will know of the Incredible Edible Todmorden story – I mentioned Pam Warhurst’s presentation at Scotland’s Towns Conference a few posts ago – and some may have got involved in the Kickstarter crowdfunding of a book about their experiences, … Continue reading →

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