Umbel Blog

What would a 'permaculture cutting garden' look like? Last year I did a Permaculture Design Certificate with Social Landscapes. It was a...

Winter is always a favourite time of mine for cosying up with books I’ve been meaning to get round to reading earlier in the year. Last...

Make your own display of autumn treasures I can’t believe it – it’s September already. Suddenly the nights are drawing in and there’s a...

As the growing season finally starts to get going after our cold, dry April, my plants seem to be springing up almost visibly, and the...

If the start of 2020 was unexpected, the ending for me turned out to be less expected still! In autumn I became unwell with long Covid....

All journeys are in some ways unexpected – you can’t always predict the final outcome when you start. But sometimes life throws more...