Today brought a lovely late flush of the rose ‘James Galway”, perfect for the delicate two-tiered glass vase I bought from Stamford antique market. The rest of the rose bushes are somewhat lost amid the purple haze of verbena which … Continue reading
Just as the newly shorn golden fields on the outskirts of my village are redolent of this time of year, so in its own small way is the onion patch showing off its harvest. The red & white onions, shallots … Continue reading
I nearly missed it, this first flowering of the lablab purpurea ‘Ruby Moon’ that I had planted as a weedy little seedling at the edge of the sweet pea trench planted to grow up the new archway. But here it … Continue reading
This gallery contains 5 photos.
It’s lovely to see and hear so many busy bees over recent days. And different varieties too. There seem to be an increasing number of big fuzzy bumble bees alongside the other smaller ones, all buzzily going about their buzziness… … Continue reading
I particularly like the Spanish marmalade jar, bought in anticipation of this very purpose. I also made this wee hat today (with lots of hand washing to avoid jammy stickiness!) – it was rather fiddly to do on circular needles … Continue reading
the evidence
Suddenly it’s all happening and the huerto takes longer to harvest than to maintain. The most delightful surprise from a culinary point of view for me has been the golden cylindrical beetroot, which has grown huge and yet, to my … Continue reading
So at last the sunshine is well and truly here. And everything is starting to look abundant and as imagined back in the cold days of hope and muddy hard work! I’m particularly pleased with the stripey tigerella tomato … Continue reading
The broad bean harvest was an eclectic business – I’d planted several varieties; the inevitable Aquadulce Claudia (planted in January indoors) then Crimson Flowered and Imperial Green Longpod (which lived up to its name), Witkiem Manita and some other little … Continue reading
first strawberries from hanging basket
Despite the lack of sunshine, there are now some signs of fruit beginning to ripen. Some tantalising strawberries are reddening in the hanging baskets (the ones in the ground are still quite green, though prolific, in amongst the jostling raspberries, … Continue reading
In the rose bed, of the 3 verbena bonariensis bought from Wisley last year, one is putting up nice new growth, one is definitely a goner and one might just be feebly coming back. So I had been thinking of … Continue reading
So, despite the rain and the cold and the slugs… the beans are in. As are the tomatoes, florence fennel, courgettes, squashes and lettuces. Also more lettuces and a new row of celery, courtesy of my friend Julia. In fact, … Continue reading
The baby brassica plants nurtured from seed in the cold frame were becoming too big and in danger of scorching, so yesterday I removed the black tarpaulin from the end bed and dug it over ready to become the new … Continue reading
Sunshine at last over the weekend, so I was able to make progress (despite feeling rather tired and sore from over-zealous digging in the garden at home – finally eradicating the extreme network of roots put out over decades by … Continue reading
So despite the horizontal hail on Saturday, I went to pot on some seedlings but ended up huddled in the shed, shivering! But one happy discovery in amongst the icy particles: the first tentative asparagus shoots. Hooray! This will be … Continue reading
You must be logged in to post a comment.