Jul 23, 20223 minThis Month in The GardenThis Month in The Garden – July 2022July is an abundant month of goodies to harvest, with courgettes ready, salads, peas and broad beans to be picked and fruits to be eaten....
Jun 18, 20226 minHerb Of The MonthHerb of the Month – LavenderLavender Lavandula I love everything about lavender – the smell, the colour, the flowers, the soft grey/silver leaves, and the taste. I...
May 20, 20226 minHerb Of The MonthHerb of the Month - ElderCommon Elder Sambucus nigra I can't wait for elder to flower each year. The taste of those tiny flowers, stitched together like lace,...
Apr 9, 20225 minHerb Of The MonthHerb of the Month - Dandelion Dandelion Taraxacum officinale agg. Growing in lawns and popping up all around the garden, they are usually seen as a ‘weed’ and most...
Mar 20, 20223 minHerb Of The MonthHerb of the Month – NasturtiumNasturtium Tropaeolum Nasturtiums are a happy flower, their faces smiling from spring until the first frosts (or even snow). I plant them...
Mar 19, 20222 minRecipesPickled Nasturtium Seed PodsI really love these. They are my favourite way to preserve the flavour of nasturtiums, especially as their flowers do not keep and their...
Feb 25, 20225 minHerb Of The MonthHerb of the Month - SageSage Salvia officinalis I think sage may be one of my favourite herbs (but I do love marjoram…and lemon verbena….and...
Jan 1, 20224 minHerb Of The MonthHerb of the Month - CalendulaCalendula Calendula officinalis I thought that Calendula would be the perfect herb of the month for January, given that the name...
Dec 6, 20214 minHerb Of The MonthHerb of the Month - RosemaryRosemary Salvia rosmarinus Rosemary is Christmas! Every time I smell it cooking it reminds me of my dad’s Christmas dinner when I was...