Tricolore!
The first tomato and basil harvest is always hungrily awaited in our household.
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t's a watershed moment in the calendar when I source the best quality mozzarella cheese I can find and make the simplest of Tr...
Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkins take up a lot of space and are really at the whim of the British Summer but I still wouldn’t be without them in the vegetable patch.
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hey grow so fast and when the fruit begins to swell you can mo...
The Fruit Garden
“Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the fruit is.”
Mark Twain.
When we moved in there was a Victoria plum tree riddled with silver leaf so unfortunately that had to go. That left a rather neglected appl...
The Wedding Flowerbed
“Somebody is going to die if Lilly Beth doesn’t catch that bouquet.”
The Official Southern Ladies’ Guide to Hosting the Perfect Wedding by Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hayes.
This may be a little t...
Far be it from me to moan…
…but I have to get something off my chest.
I spend a lot of money on my garden. I could spend more but I do try to raise plants from seeds, cuttings and division. When I buy plants from garden cent...
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Purple Basil Martini
I had my first basil martini on my honeymoon in Vietnam (sorry – blatant place-drop there) and the herby hint was subtle but delicious.
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he purple basil works particularly well because it gives the cocktail ...
Courgette and Caraway Muffins
Caraway seeds have a very pungent, fresh taste which should be used sparingly in cooking!
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he plant is biennial and related to the carrot. The leaves are very similar: delicate and feathery, and it ha...