Sindy's Blue Garden Cottage - suburban homesteading and self-reliance content

By Sindy Wakeham   You get it. You know WHY you may want to homestead, have a cottage garden, live the ‘good life’. But WHERE is the best place to do that? Here’s the thing; A homestead (garden and home working toward providing SOMETHING for you and yours), can be whatever you want it to be! Where depends on a few options and possibilities. If you’re in the UK like me and my family, your first consideration is cost. Let’s face it; land of any size in the UK is priced at a premium. No point thinking about it until you know what space you have. Location wise, all southern parts of England and Wales are famous for being the best places, but I have seen fantastic edible gardens as far north as north-east Scotland and even some in Northern Ireland. In my Observations blog , I cover how you can observe your location and situation to inform the type of garden you grow. There are different ways of living a homesteading life in the UK and I’m going to suggest a few options. SMALLHOLD