My name is Lola. I feel privileged to be able to share my experiences of the things I love with you through my blog and quarterly features on Kinimori.
I am passionate about plants and horticulture, and exploring their links with human existence and creativity.
I hope this blog inspires you. Feel free to leave a comment or follow me on social media. Enjoy!
The asparagus season is fast approaching. Keeping beds weed free is important if you want a good crop.
Getting strawberry plants ready to produce a bumper harvest this 2020 growing season.
How I prepare my rose bushes for the blooming season. My Rose Care regime includes pruning, weeding and mulching. Feeding is important too.
In the spirit of ‘use and re-use, grow your own vegetables from seed using waste household products. I experiment with small changes that I hope will add up to a big TRANSFORMATION. P
My experience of growing bluebells and snowdrops? Not good. I have had great success with Leucojums though. I will be patient, let nature do her thing, and see what happens this spring.
February flowers. Plants blooming now include Snowdrops, Irises and Arabis, and are looking good despite Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis.
Plants, including citrus trees, can grow well in pots. You just have to be consistent at making sure they get what they need.
Strelitzia reginae growing in a pot at home in London. They make big and bold houseplants.
Protecting our environment. Making changes closer to home. What little things can we do to make a difference. The use of carpet as a weed control facric is prohibited on many allotments sites across the UK.
Preserving grow your own surplus. Lola’s artichoke preserve in a Kilner jar, made in February 2019.
Work has started on a new community orchard and permaculture garden. The fallow, fly-tipped land will be recovered and transformed.
