A weekend less wet
It was great to get back into the garden this weekend – it was the first dry weekend that we’ve had for ages so things have got a little out of …
It was great to get back into the garden this weekend – it was the first dry weekend that we’ve had for ages so things have got a little out of …
I just love Crocosmia – in Devon it seems to grow wild in many of the hedgerows but it also makes a great border plant. We’ve got some in the front …
Red Duke of York potatoes are so pretty when cleaned up… bright scarlet red. I was feeling a little lazy so just boiled them up, fried some onion and …
Grafting is a process of joining young plants of one variety with the a vigorous rootstock of another so that the grafted plants are healthier and produce …
Hooray! Please see pic for this evenings’ tea. Am v. excited. Enjoyed myself throughly scrambling for potatoes in the soil. I have some practical …
I felt exceptionally proud last night – we had a roast dinner (it’s July but it felt like November so a roast seemed preferable to a salad) and the …
Was happily fiddling with my tomatoes the other day when I pulled back in horror. On the bottom side of the lowest branch (or stem or whatever it’s …
Calling all keen gardeners – Suttons Seeds announce their open days this summer! If you know your Polyanthus from your Petunia and your Chrysanthemum from …
After reading an article in one of the garden mags earlier this year, I was interested in the concept of biodynamics, or planting with the moon phases. The …
It’s all coming together… my tomato plants are covered in yellow flowers and yesterday I spotted my first tomatoes! I have become slightly obsessed …