Mandy Watson
Mandy Watson is a freelance journalist, specialist gardening copywriter and plantaholic with roots firmly planted in working-class NE England. MandyCanUDigIt grew from the tiny seed of a Twitter account into this rainforest of information. Teesdale Mercury Magazine editor. Garden Media Guild and NUJ member. Mission statement: to make gardening more accessible to the often excluded - the less able, the hard-up or beginners. An advocate of gardening for better mental and physical health.
Fermented Foods at Every Meal book review
Adding live cultures for a healthier diet
Want to eat healthier food but not sure how? Adding fermented foods to your diet can be daunting...
How to take semi-ripe cuttings
Easy way to propagate your favourite plants
How to take semi-ripe cuttings is a vital skill in the armoury of the gardener. It means an...
HandiMoova trolley and HandiSac review
At last - a trolley for steps and rough ground
For anyone with a terraced or gravelled garden, I hope my HandiMoova trolley and HandiSac...
Why Monty Don’s right about The Good Life
No romance about the toil of self-sufficiency
Sitcom icons Tom and Barbara Good are seemingly beyond criticism in many eyes, but here's why Monty Don's right...
The best scented roses for your garden
Blog: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
I must confess, I have a real problem with roses without perfume, so here...
Rosehip syrup
Emulate the wartime 'Hedgerow Harvest'
Rosehips contain 20 times the amount of Vitamin C as oranges, so making your own rosehip syrup is a no-brainer....
