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I’m a designer and illustrator who is passionate about gardening and in particular growing fruit and vegetables on my allotment.

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I forgot to add that I also harvested what I think will be the last of the Calendula flowers yesterday. They’re now in the dehydrator. I’m not sure what I’ll use them for yet, but their orange hues are cheering me up on a grey Monday. I’ve also put a few in the flower press. 🌼🌼🌼 #calendula #usingcalendula

After weeks of rainy Sundays, we finally managed to get a good session on the plot today. 6 barrows of fresh manure spread, over 100 onion sets planted, the last of the tomatoes, climbing beans, and carrots harvested and their beds cleared, a compost trench filled and covered and lots of general weeding and tidying up. Also harvested the first few leeks, yet more chillies and the dried sunflower heads for free bird food. A satisfyingly productive day. #whoneedsagym #allotmentlife #allotmentuk #allotmentlove

These large canvas shopping bags - printed with my herb illustrations - are now available in my Etsy shop. 💖💃🎉 These are bigger and sturdier than a standard tote with a much larger capacity, perfect for those allotment harvests, although they might be too nice for that, I think I’ll keep mine for trips to the farmers market. As with my other bags and tea towels they’ve been printed by the fabulous guys at @stuartmorristextiles - thanks for another great job! #shoppingbags #canvasshoppingbag #bagsonetsy #etsybags #herbs

My life seems to be weirdly filled with mushrooms at the moment. I spotted lots of shrooms while out walking my dog yesterday, I’m definitely not going to be eating any of these, but I picked a few and took some pictures so that I can start drawing them in my nature journal. My partner works with a lady who does know her stuff when it comes to mushrooms (and I trust entirely) and she is giving us a bag weekly in exchange for chillies. So aside from eating them, I’ve also been drying lots of them in the dehydrator to keep us going through the winter. The house has been filled with an earthy aroma the past few days. And in my professional life I’ve been working on the page layouts for a book on mushrooms (21st Century Guide to Fungi) and I’ve just been asked to do the cover design too (not illustrated though). There’s no escaping them. Is it a sign of something mushrooming? 🤔 Or are the mushrooms just going to my head 😆. PS: if anyone can ID the mushrooms in the first 2 pics I’d appreciate it. 🍄🍄🍄 #mushrooms #fungi #mushroomid

Thanks so much for the lovely comments on my last post and to everyone who has ordered cards. Bear with me, I may have to stagger the posting, but they’ll all get posted next week. I should have given a little shout out to @lousous who requested them and gave me the nudge I needed. I probably would have done something much easier, but I’m glad I went with the allotment scene, and actually I might do some more seasons next year. Anyway - I digress, on Wednesday afternoon I managed to get to the plot to harvest the squashes (Uchiki Kuri also sometimes called Red Kuri, I think they’re the same) which I’m very happy with. One was accidentally harvested a while back and has been eaten and a couple are about to be taken to my parents. Also (pics 2-4) I installed a little hedgehog house at the bottom of my plot. My allotment neighbour rehoused a hedgehog there a couple of years ago and babies have been spotted! So exciting. The area behind the fruit trees and compost bin is left wild (deliberately) so I’m hoping it will be the perfect spot, here’s hoping a little #slugmuncher takes residence. 🦔🦔🦔

Packs of these snowy allotment Christmas cards are now available in my Etsy shop (link in profile). They come in a pack of 5, with white gummed envelopes, they’re 148mm square, blank on the inside, and cost £4 per pack. If you order 3 or more packs I’ll add in some free Christmas stickers too (which are also available separately). What’s more - I know a lot of people choose to buy charity cards (myself included) so, 50p from every pack sold will be donated to Thrive charity in January. @thrivecharity are a UK charity that use gardening as therapy to help people living with mental health problems, other illnesses, disabilities or are vulnerable or in need in any way. A worthy cause. I’m off to visit my parents tomorrow, so any orders placed over the next few days will be posted on Monday. Thanks for reading!

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