Winter gardening

The frost has come and the ground is too hard and cold for us to work. Instead we've been thinking of ways of using fruits, seeds and leaves to decorate our homes for Christmas time.

We've been making pomanders, a traditional way of scenting homes by sticking cloves into oranges.

All you need are some oranges, ribbon and cloves.

It's easier to make a hole in the orange with a sharp pencil or toothpick.

The cloves are sharp and they will break if you just try and push them in.

As you can see we made lots. If you keep them somewhere warm they'll dry out and scent your house with spicy smells.

We've also been making wreathes out of ivy and pine.

We coloured in birds made from stamps.

Then coiled our ivy and pine into circles and tied on the birds.

This is our last post for a little while.

Whilst our garden sleeps our gardening club is taking a break.

We'll be back in April with two new beds planned (herbs and plants to make dye).

Until then wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas and fruitful New Year.