There's not doubting that this way of life isn't for those with show gardens! After yesterdays post about plant pots I thought I'd share this pic of recycling in action. Whilst I prefer lovely, long lasting terracotta, I can't let large containers go to waste! At least not until they finally start to bio-degrade anyway. Large containers can be really expensive and until I get a dream garden of several acres with loads of planting space, I'm stuck using whatever big tubs I can get without having to buy new. This bucket contains a loganberry, but at this time of year I enjoy it for the little muscari flowers planted in the topsoil.
I use no chemicals in my garden, so it's especially important to have as many flowers blooming as possible to attract insects. Insects are encouraged not only because many of them are useful pollinators, but also because they attract other wildlife such as birds. The birds, along with hedgehogs and frogs, set about eating up all my 'pests'. I always lose a few crops to the creatures that share my plot, but that is part of natural gardening. As long as you plan for it and grow extras, it really doesn't matter!
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