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...
Welcome Visitors
I didn’t set out with a specific aim to plant bee or butterfly friendly plants – that seems to have happened by chance.
It’s been nice to see hosts of bumblebees working with slow progression across the garden...
Irrigation, irrigation, irrigation
It’s either deluge or drought !
At the moment it hasn’t rained much at all and I’m really trying to make my water stretch, especially since we’re on a water meter.
The greenhouse has a huge rainwater tank u...
Pear Vodka
Caution – contains alcohol.
I’ve just done my summer pruning on the two pear trees. They are three years old and in the vegetable garden. The plan was to train them as dwarf pyramids but I think they have th...
Aubergines
I have always loved aubergines and after two holidays in Turkey, where they really know how to roast an egg plant, I have been growing my own.
I
started off with the classic Moneymaker variety. I grow them in...
Beetroot Coleslaw
Beetroot is a misunderstood vegetable. It has so much more to offer than a sad, pickled existence, forgotten at the back of the cupboard.
Young beetroot are delicious raw – no really – and with a few...