Category: Blog
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Guest Post: Trustee Nicola Saunders shares her thoughts on two special books and awakening green fingers
Photographs by Helmsley Walled Garden/Nicola Saunders Nicola Saunders, Director of Environmental Responsibility & Innovation at Arts Council England and one...
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Guest Post: Cosy Cottage on the power of nature
Photographs by Clara Challoner Walker Cosy Cottage began in the kitchen of a 350-year old cottage. Picture it. A cosy...
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5 ways to improve your soil
Soil health is an important factor in how your garden performs or copes with adverse weather conditions. It affects the...
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Guest Post: Pignut’s Garden Recipe
Photograph by Mollie Rose Photography Tom and Laurissa opened Restaurant Pignut in Helmsley in 2023. After working at the now-closed...
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Guest Post: Practicing mindfulness
With foreword by Helmsley Walled Garden: Our resident artist Clare, can be spotted most days, situated amongst the plant life....
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Garden Recipe: A gratin of Swiss chard for Christmas
Rainbow chard seems to be the only vegetable in my patch at home, that has managed to withstand torrid heat,...
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Guest Post: Creating a wildlife pond
With foreword by June: Thank you to Rachel, from Bradshaws Direct, who has written this month’s guest blogpost. Helmsley Walled...
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Five ways to look after your winter well-being
The evenings are drawing in and its nearly time to embrace the winter. But for some, that can be easier...
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Gardening Tasks to Do Before Winter Sets In
Autumn is the perfect time to get out into the garden for several reasons. When the rain is not endlessly,...
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Guest Post: Raising funds for the community, by turning surplus apples into juice
Kirkby Fruit Project, a volunteer-led project to stop locally grown fruit from going to waste, has been turning unwanted apples...
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Garden Recipe: Plum cake
Like many fruit, a plum out of season is hardly worth it. And so each year I eagerly anticipate their...
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Garden Recipe: Comfrey liquid feed
Comfrey fertiliser is a game-changer when it comes to nourishing your plants and vegetables. This organic wonder is packed with...
