I’m talking about growing, harvesting and cooking Spinach and Chard. It all starts around this time of year, sowing seeds in teeny pots to be planted out as young seedlings, watered in and forgotten about until autumn. Throughout Autumn and … Continue reading
You hoo it’s me! Baby me back in 1999-2000. Taken on holiday in the Botanical Gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka. I recommend it as a place to visit – a wonderful sprawling, landscaped garden. Places to stare up and wonder … Continue reading
British gardener and broadcaster Christine Walkden on BBC Radio 4 the other week spoke passionately about gardening and growing but what really grabbed my attention were her comments about sowing seeds; she drew a parallel with growing and the need to look … Continue reading
A deep-deep sleep in my own bed. Waking to the sound of seagulls on the roofs, people on their way to work, of cars passing by all to the backdrop of Radio 4. The sound of home. A bright sunny … Continue reading
As I get back into the post holiday swing of life how about sharing a photo of an autumn harvest – promenade style. There are still plenty of pickings to be had in the garden, allotment and the greenhouse, but we’ll go … Continue reading
Under the sweet-peas I stood And drew deep breaths, they smelt so good. Then, with strange enchanted eyes, I saw them change to butterflies. Higher than the skylark sings I saw their fluttering crimson wings Leave their garden-trellis bare And … Continue reading
As I walk home from the allotment I can name my perfume “eau de garlic”. Delightful! Well it is if you like garlic. It’s garlic harvest time here – around or on the longest day is the norm (if you planted … Continue reading
Have you ever seen or eaten Salsify? Salsify grows on my allotment site, it self-seeds and pops up in the long grasses on the edges of plots. Salsify is also known as the Oyster plant for it’s delicate flavoured roots but the flowers … Continue reading
