![Leaf litter](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Leaf litter
Study of leaf litter showing dead decaying leaves
![Pepper seedling in a hand](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Pepper seedling in a hand
Pepper seedling in a lump of soil, held in the hand of a gardener
![Pinching out growth tips to encourage growth](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Pinching out growth tips to encourage growth
A hand pinching out the growth tips on a cucumber plant to encourage lateral growth and more cucmber fruit
![Planting a vegetable garden in a container](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Planting a vegetable garden in a container
Brownstone house with back yard full of a diverse array of containers all of which are growing different edible food crops from herbs to fruit thorugh salads and vegetables.
![Corner of a raised bed](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Corner of a raised bed
Corner of a raised bed showing how to attach the plants to one another when building the bed
![The three stages of compost](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
The three stages of compost
Three illustrations showing compost as it degrades into organic matter, from recognizable leaf litter through to earth like mulch
![Two compost bin set up](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Two compost bin set up
Set up with two compost bins in rotation
![Vegetable garden with taller plants at the back](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Vegetable garden with taller plants at the back
Vegetable garden in a raised bed showing taller crop plants behind the shorter ones in the front including beans, borage, chives, and salad crops
![Single digging](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Single digging
Steps involved in single digging soil
![Sowing a lawn](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Sowing a lawn
Preparing soil and sowing grass seed to create a beautiful lawn
![Staked lilies](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Staked lilies
Staked tiger lilies with each plant attached to an individual cane
![Staked tree in a pot](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Staked tree in a pot
Standard tree with supporting stake in a large flower pot container
![Staking lily bulbs](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Staking lily bulbs
Lily bulbs in a flower pot with a can next to each to support the emerging plant as it grows
![Propagating strawberries 2](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Propagating strawberries 2
Propagating strawberries and finding and planting in runners to produce new plants which can be potted on sparately once established
![Summer pruning](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Summer pruning
Using secateurs to prune new growth in the summer
![Ways of supporting perennial plants](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Ways of supporting perennial plants
Different ways of supporting perennials including stakes, link stakes, split canes, frames, and cages
![Taking root cuttings](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Taking root cuttings
Taking root cuttings from an established plant and setting them to grow in a seed tray once the smaller lateral roots have been removed
![Taking softwood cuttings](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Taking softwood cuttings
Taking soft wood cuttings and planting them on once they’ve become established in a covered flower pot
![Topiary cone](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Topiary cone
Topiary cone wire frame support
![Topiary globe frame](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Topiary globe frame
Topiary globe wire frame support
![Topiary spiral frame](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Topiary spiral frame
Topiary spiral wire frame
![Training a fruit tree cordon](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Training a fruit tree cordon
Trainign a cordon by pruning and tying onto supports at different times and periods of growth
![Training a climbing plant against a trellis and a wall](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Training a climbing plant against a trellis and a wall
Training a climbing plant against a wall so it grows agaisnt a trellis which supports it
![Pruining and trainign box](https://lizzieharper.co.uk/wp-content/themes/lizzie/images/px.jpg)
Pruining and trainign box
Training box to grow to a wire frame, in this case a globe shape