Garden Diary: February 2020
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I have decided to start a garden diary. It’s been over 30 years since I last kept any form of journal so I can’t […]
Fruit and Veg
We’ve Bean Busy
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Since last I wrote we’ve had to endure a succession of winter storms which have hampered efforts to get on the plot and get […]
Hopping over to Stockholm
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This week my work took me to Stockholm to visit a potential supplier. I always look forward to visiting the Swedish capital since the […]
Horse Power
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We took on our new allotment exactly one month ago. As time marches on, we are happy in the knowledge that with each and […]
Seedy Thoughts
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There’s not much that January is good for, apart from cosying-up by the fire, drinking the Christmas drinks cabinet dry and browsing seed catalogues. […]
Dig For Victory!
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Has it really only been one week since Dan and I took on our allotment? Time has flown by. It feels like we have […]
In a Tuscan Garden
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My job takes me to all sorts of interesting places, some nice, some not so nice, but always interesting. This week I have […]
Time to Get Growing
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As the mornings get lighter my mind is turning once again to thoughts of growing my own. Each morning the first thing I do […]
RHS London Harvest Festival 2016
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Autumn has truly arrived when it’s time for the RHS London Harvest Festival show. This annual event comes at a busy time for me, […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: The Viking Cruises Mekong Garden
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For some reason the woodland ride that connects the Chelsea Flower Show’s Artisan Gardens seemed particularly quiet this year. On previous visits this […]
Getting to Grips – Part 1
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For the last couple of days I have been getting to grips with our two gardens. Like time and tide, nature waits for no […]
Daily Vegetable Candy: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum: bingcai, common ice plant, crystalline iceplant, ice greens. When in China, my general policy is to eat every food I am presented […]