The Perennial Kitchen Garden | Design & Goals for 2024

The way you adapt your attitude to the garden shows one of the greatest aspects of gardening to me. It is not about getting it perfect and then doing the same thing year after year, but the fun is all about growing, adapting, changes things up a bit, exploring. As the garden grows, so does the gardener

Totally makes sense. Grow what you love to eat and what you can't get or is most expensive at the market. Also, crazy beautiful food forest works for me, so I do plant for the wild animals, my chickens and bunnies.

"Excitement" and experimenting with new plants makes gardening an adventure 🌱👍

Episode 2: Return Of The Huw

Huw, I really have to admit, I hate your garden because it's not in my yard, however I am really inspired by it. Just have to allow my wind break to hurry up and grow, as whatever I create will be torn apart.

May I suggest a variation of "perennial" where seeds are not bought, but grown. For many crops, a particular variety is not needed - just similar leaves. For example, most people don't care what lettuce variety they have, just that it is lettuce. Same with rocket, mizuna, mibuna, etc. So let them go to seed, and then use the seeds later. Of course, even with broccoli going to seed you can still use the leave as cabbage substitute.

I am so behind this year it feels overwhelming, it was too wet to get anything out early or keep on top of the weeds and they have gone mad (the entrance to the allotments where I am gets so water logged where we are that it is impossible to walk up it to get to my plot which meant I wasn’t able to bring in some of the compost/manure I needed in autumn, my compost area is a work in progress, and it’s delayed so much) and in order to get plants out I have so much to do. Telling myself it’s okay but have had to revisit my plans and compost some plants that would normally have gone in, now weeding one bed at a time and doing what I can and focusing on beans/peas, tomatoes, squash, potatoes, herbs and a few onions for the summer with a view to putting in some brassicas here and there as I can and for overwintering (luckily the garlic I planted before it got really bad is doing really well). Not ideal but I am grateful for anything I can get that is home grown especially with such a difficult start to the season. Very interested in perennials so excited to see where you go with this and may help me chose some plants that could help fill in the gaps in difficult years 🌱

I've come to the conclusion this year that I am only growing things I really like to eat. I love growing everything ,but don't eat it all. Reseeding plants and perennials are being added slowly.

Your new garden space is about the same size as what we are currently growing in, so I am super excited to watch as you grow different crops in it so I can get new ideas! I have been slow in adding perennials so I am also super excited to see what you plant so I can gain some inspiration for my own garden ❤

If you like green onions, there's quite a few perennial ones like Welsh onions, walking onions, victory onions.

This video exactly describes my dream for the coming years and I recognize so many of the feelings you talk about Huw! Thanks once more for putting it all into an overview

Just got my book and am very happy with its contents. Its like it cleared a road block I was having with my space. I’m very excited for the weekend to make my first raised beds.

You have created a charming and productive palace in a lush landscape, very beautiful Hew!

pls keep us updated I am so excited to see how this looks. florals within veg areas look beautiful, and your camera work is brilliant so I can't wait to see what you do :))

Glad to hear that I am not the only one who does not care lettuce because everyone recommends them. I really like the concept of having the garden work as hard for you as you work for it and year round gardening is great for that!!

Hi from California. Preordered your book months ago & it arrived today, only got to quickly flip through it so far & it looks fantastic. Excited to see how things change as you move towards perennials in this garden.

This is very expensive project to do. I am doing something similar. Cost of beds and bark and soil if you don't have good soil. If you need chemicals or seeds there's another cost. Cost of water if you don't have butts. Time and space. WOW it adds up.

After watching this I've decided to give up and hand the plot back!!!!!! Absolutely unreal! Amazing 👏

Wow, you’re so ahead of the game! I’m still in seedling stage. We had several late frosts but also, I’m still learning + had to travel. Thankfully a dear friend is keeping tabs on them. 3 more days and I’ll see my garden babies!

I love your garden Huw! And I love that you focus on things you actually eat - plus lots of flowers! 🌼