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I’m really looking forward to hosting the Christma

I’m really looking forward to hosting the Christmas Corner at @theidealchristmasshow 26th - 29th November.
Every day I will be showing guests how to make a Christmas Wreath from your garden🎄
🎟️ Book tickets for just £10 each with discount code: HEN26
#christmas #idealchristmasshow #londonevents #christmaswreaths #festivefun

Here’s just some of what we did with those fabulou

Here’s just some of what we did with those fabulous quinces! Thanks @the_pam_the_jam for so many of the recipes 🫶🏻
Do you pick any? What did you do with them?
They are featured in my festive recipes in this month’s @gardenersworldmag
#quince #preserving #jam #membrillo #allotment

There’s a crispness in the air here at Hen Corner.

There’s a crispness in the air here at Hen Corner. The mornings are misty, the hens are taking their time to come out of the coop, and then go to bed early, and the garden is starting to go quiet. But don’t be fooled – autumn is one of the most beautiful and rewarding seasons on our little urban smallholding. It’s a time of gathering in and of letting go. We harvest the last of what the summer has given us, tuck the soil up for winter and plant in faith for next year.
Keep reading our latest blog (via link in bio) to win tickets for the @theidealchristmasshow

*UPDATE ON THE DUCKLINGS* Those cute ducklings tha

*UPDATE ON THE DUCKLINGS*
Those cute ducklings that we had over Easter? We’ve come to visit them at their forever home in Cornwall…
#ducks #ducklings #livingthegoodlife #Cornwall #smallholding

Did you know that it takes around 12 honeybees a l

Did you know that it takes around 12 honeybees a lifetime each to make 1tsp honey?
Let’s celebrate them now in October!
🍯 The honey is off the hive
🐝 The bees are hunkering down for winter
And we can celebrate the wonderful hard work of our little bees.
Here at Hen Corner, we’ve had the biggest honey harvest ever this year and have enjoyed teaching 147 individuals on our bee keeping courses on top of the 9 schools visits that reached many, many more…
Thanks little ‘uns #ComeOnYouBees
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#honey #bees #nationalhoneyday #brentfordbees

Dig into Christmas with my #plottoplate recipes in

Dig into Christmas with my #plottoplate recipes in the #Festive issue of @gardenersworldmag
Celebrate with
🎃 Stuffed Winter Squash
🥔 Potato gratin with garlic & rosemary
🍐 Steamed Orchard Pudding
🫜 Beetroot Chocolate Cake
On sale now!
#allotment #growyourownfood #livingthegoodlife

Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar – Sara Wa

Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar – Sara Ward on Living the Good Life:
'There was some consternation in our house at the weekend when we were given quinces from a friend’s allotment. What to do with them? How to cook them? How even to cut them without slicing your fingers off (they’re really hard!). It turns out they’re very nice poached in apple juice with a baked ham.

For Sara Ward at Hen Corner, quinces are the final harvest of the year. She reckons they need cooking with sugar. They do have a considerably sharper in flavour than their orchard cousins apples and pears.'

Read my guest post on @chiswickcalendar (link via website > Media)

I’m so excited for @theidealchristmasshow it’s goi

I’m so excited for @theidealchristmasshow it’s going to be bigger & better than ever ✨🎄✨
I’ll be hosting The Christmas Corner with @mrandrewdickens and we’ve got a fabulous stage programme lined up for you!
🎁 Gorgeous Gift Wrapping with @janemeans
🍗 Top Turkey Tips with @mrandrewdickens
🌿 Crafting & Wreaths with @thatcrazyshelly
🧀🍷Grazing Boards with @mouseandgrape @berryandbrie
🍽️ Table Dressing with @ritamillat @brionyaceinteriors
🎉 I’ll be making Linen Crackers & Garden Wreaths
And *SO MUCH MORE!*

📆 26th-29th November
📍 @olympialondon

For £10 entry use discount code: HEN26

@renovatelikekate @madeclubuk @james_fowler_uk @james_golding_chef @kate.ovens @radikalkitchen @primamag

See you there ✨🎄✨
#christmas #london #festive #christmasgiftideas #discount

This is my evening planned out…. 13.25kg of quince

This is my evening planned out….
13.25kg of quince from my 6 year old tree on the allotment.
@the_pam_the_jam I’ve got you by my side all the way…
I’m thinking jelly, jam, membrillo and cordial.
I’ve still got plenty of quince gin left from last year 🍸
#fruitofprinces

This is just one of our rescue hens from @freshsta

This is just one of our rescue hens from @freshstart4hens enjoying her first day of freedom exploring the garden… She’s loving it!
#livingthegoodlife #chickens #chickensofinstagram #London #GardenersWorld

Let’s Talk Ivy… Clinging, climbing, creeping… ivy

Let’s Talk Ivy…
Clinging, climbing, creeping… ivy certainly knows how to make itself at home! It scrambles up walls, wraps itself around tree trunks and, left to its own devices, it can get a bit too much. I know the temptation this time of year – grab the secateurs and pull the lot down. But please, don’t cut it yet – wait a little longer!
Here at Hen Corner we’re big fans of ivy, and I’ve got three very good reasons for you. Read more in our latest blog post (via link in bio)

Now is the time to save seeds and save money! Pars

Now is the time to save seeds and save money!
Parsnips left to flower look so beautiful and the dried flower heads yield loads of seeds for next year.
Parsnips can be fickle to germinate, but with this amount of seeds, I can sow more than I need and thin out to give them good space to grow.
#growyourown #gardenersworld #livingthegoodlife #allotment #plotlife

Back to school? As we all know, there’s so much m

What a wonderful day for an Allotment Show! Celebr

What a wonderful day for an Allotment Show!
Celebrating home grown fruit, vegetables and flowers and many domestic classes.
I was honoured to judge all the homemade food and preserves. I tasted absolutely everything and the standard was very high - well done everyone 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#allotment #growyourown #plotlife #preserving #baking

It was great to spend yesterday with my very good

It was great to spend yesterday with my very good friend @thatcrazyshelly promoting @theidealchristmasshow at #thechristmaspressevent Just giving a taster of what’s to come in November at The Christmas Corner ✨🎄✨

Back to school? Welcome to a new term of learning.

Back to school?
Welcome to a new term of learning.
Have you ever made your own bread?
Come and have a go!
We have many different courses teaching fabulous skills to equip you for life.
Full details on our website (link in bio)
#bread #livingthegoodlife #breadschool #london #breadangels

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