Welcome to Seasonal Simple Life
Join me in creating a self-sufficient, sustainable life through gardening, preserving, and simple living.
Every season offers fresh opportunities to grow your skills and reconnect with nature’s rhythms. 
Latest Posts
Fermented Garlic in Honey
Fermented garlic in honey is one of the easiest ferments you can make. Learn how to create this sweet, mellow and versatile condiment with just two ingredients, plus discover how it works, how to store it and delicious ways to use it.
What to sow and plant in July
July is one of the best months to prepare for autumn harvests. Discover which vegetables to seed-start indoors, sow directly and transplant outdoors, plus practical tips on succession planting to keep your garden productive well beyond summer.
July Garden Tasks: 17 Jobs for a Healthy Summer Harvest
July is one of the busiest months in the vegetable garden. Discover the essential garden tasks to keep your plants healthy, learn what to sow and plant for autumn harvests, and find practical tips on watering, feeding, harvesting and preserving your summer crops.
From the Garden
What to sow and plant in July
July is one of the best months to prepare for autumn harvests. Discover which vegetables to seed-start indoors, sow directly and transplant outdoors, plus practical tips on succession planting to keep your garden productive well beyond summer.
July Garden Tasks: 17 Jobs for a Healthy Summer Harvest
July is one of the busiest months in the vegetable garden. Discover the essential garden tasks to keep your plants healthy, learn what to sow and plant for autumn harvests, and find practical tips on watering, feeding, harvesting and preserving your summer crops.
July reflections: When Life Moves Outdoors
July is the season of abundance. Gardens overflow with fresh produce, preserving fills the kitchen, and life moves outdoors. Join me as we celebrate the beauty of high summer through gardening, seasonal food, simple rituals, and quiet moments that remind us to slow down and savour July.
From the Pantry
Fermented Garlic in Honey
Fermented garlic in honey is one of the easiest ferments you can make. Learn how to create this sweet, mellow and versatile condiment with just two ingredients, plus discover how it works, how to store it and delicious ways to use it.
Elderflower Jelly Recipe (Easy Homemade Floral Preserve)
Delicately floral with subtle citrus notes, elderflower jelly is a wonderful way to preserve the scent of early summer. This easy recipe shows you how to turn fresh elderflowers into a beautiful homemade preserve that pairs perfectly with toast, scones, pancakes, and cheese.
Fermentation Equipment for Beginners: What You Really Need
Wondering what equipment you need for fermentation? This beginner-friendly guide explains which tools are essential, which are optional, and how to start fermenting vegetables without spending a fortune.
From the Kitchen
Elderflower Lemon Cake
This elderflower lemon cake combines bright citrus flavours with the delicate floral notes of elderflower syrup. Moist, tender, and topped with a simple elderflower glaze, it’s an easy summer loaf cake that’s perfect for afternoon coffee, garden parties, or simply celebrating elderflower season.
Homemade Eierlikör Variations (10 Easy Flavors for Spring & Easter)
Looking for new ways to enjoy homemade Eierlikör? These 10 easy variations—from fruity strawberry to rich chocolate—add a delicious twist to the classic recipe. Perfect for Easter, gifting, or simply treating yourself.
Easy Homemade Eierlikör Recipe (Traditional German Egg Liqueur)
German Eierlikör (or Eierlikoer as it is sometimes spelled) is a wonderfully tasty cream liqueur...
Home and Hearth
Dry Hands After Gardening? A Gardeners’ Hand Care Ritual to Protect, Clean & Repair
Gardening nurtures the soul but can be hard on the hands. Discover a simple natural hand care ritual to protect, clean, and restore dry gardeners’ hands using gentle homemade remedies and seasonal self-care practices.
13 Ways to Use Orange Peels at Home — From Food to Cleaning
Discover 13 creative zero-waste uses for organic orange peels! From candied treats and flavored oils to natural cleaners and body scrubs, learn how to transform orange peels into useful products that save money and reduce waste. Never throw away an orange peel again!
Homemade Chestnut Laundry Detergent: Simple, Sustainable and Free
Those gorgeous chestnuts falling in autumn aren’t just for decoration – they make amazing free laundry detergent! Learn how to forage and prepare horse chestnuts, extract their natural cleaning power, and use them for sustainable laundry. This beginner-friendly guide includes two simple methods, practical tips, and everything you need to know about washing with nature’s gift.
About Me
Imagine growing your own herbs on a windowsill, turning summer tomatoes into winter comfort, or creating your own gentle soaps with ingredients you can pronounce.
These aren’t impossible dreams—they’re your next small steps toward a more self-sufficient life.
Whether you’re planting your first seeds or you’ve been gardening for years, every season offers fresh opportunities to grow your skills, reduce your footprint, and reconnect with the natural rhythms that sustain us all.
Hi, I’m Angela, the “face” behind Seasonal Simple Life. Welcome to this blog!
Do you dream of creating a colourful and lively vegetable garden where you’ll cultivate all the vegetables you want?
Without chemistry but diversity and many tried and tested varieties that will fill your harvest basket with healthy and tasty fruit and vegetables?
In the evenings, the flavour of freshly cooked tomato sauce flows through the house; winter will come, eventually, and your pantry won’t fill on its own…
Do you want to live a seasonal simple life, decorate your house, craft things that make you happy and add beauty to your home?
Let’s do this together!
If you want to learn more about me, click here.