Making marks
Making marks is all part of the design process. Typically I start work with pencils and graphite markers on tracing paper as the first step, sometimes working with coloured crayons
Planning for summer bulbs
Winter is not even over and Spring a longed for moment that is a good month and a half away but NOW is the time to plan those summer bulb
A time to plan
In these dark winter days I find myself planning many things, sometimes gardens in their entirety mostly it’s planting or work schedules for the year to come but then there
Recipe – Rhubarb, Date and Ginger chutney
It’s January the time for clearing out and cleaning down and generally getting ready for the seasons to come. I will admit our freezer has been rather bulging with excess
Bare roots
In September there is always a wild rush to plant while the soil is still warm enough for plants to get a start with settling in before winter but
Hippeasturm (Amaryllis)
Late in the winter when it’s still dark as all hell and even the mornings are murky darkness, one plant brings me such joy. Bursting with unseasonal vigour and vivid
Book Review: Secret Gardens of East Anglia – Barbara Segall
I love a good book and can slew through one in a few hours if hooked. I read a lot of books, sometimes having 3 or 4 on the go
Continue readingBook Review: Secret Gardens of East Anglia – Barbara Segall
Plant of the Month – May – Iris
Plant of the month in May will always be an Iris for me, closely followed I will admit by a Peony. The only way to describe it is that I
Recipe – Red Currant Jelly
I always have great plans for preserves and jamming as much of my produce and foraging as possible as the seasons roll around but last year everything well to hell
Plant of the Month – December – Galanthus
December or is it really January when we expect to see those tiny white nodding heads lighting up the garden and heralding Spring, well at least the start of something