Not the colorado beetle

June 27, 2011

My poor new potatoes are suffering a nasty attack of early blight. Not quite as nasty as late blight, as …

Plant of the month: June

June 20, 2011

Hemerocallis dumortieri Every time I see this plant it takes my breath away. And that’s not something I say very …

June 15, 2011

This June has been more flaming than it probably ought to have been: but luckily last weekend’s big downpours have …

June 11, 2011

How to Make Your Own DrinksSusy AtkinsA little word of caution: this is not a book about gardening. Nor is …

June 6, 2011

I came back from a recent weekend hiking over the chalk downlands of Oxfordshire aching rather more than expected in …

June 1, 2011

Well, all right, strictly speaking it’s the beginning of month view – but I find it hard to resist Helen’s …