A gardener’s nightmare

November 10, 2015

I was once chatting to a gardening friend who was in a bit of a tizz. Her daughter had asked …

Feeling sheepish

November 9, 2015

It’s been a busy month on the sheep front. My little flock of Dorset Downs is generally pretty low-maintenance: a …

November 8, 2015

I am…. Planting garlic Putting in some rather fine ‘Champagne’ rhubarb… And sowing and overwintering broad bean ‘Aquadulce Claudia’ Videos …

November 7, 2015

I do love a dahlia. They were planted en masse in a vibrant late-colour display in the little garden alongside …

November 6, 2015

Before we leave the veg garden at Tyntesfield, I thought I’d just share this bit of veg-growing geekery: just to …

November 5, 2015

I’ve been wanting to visit Tyntesfield in Wraxall, near Bristol, for years. So on the slightly shaky pretext of tracking …

November 4, 2015

As seen at Tyntesfield, near Bristol

November 3, 2015

These are this year’s patty pan squash They’re a little bit odd. I’ve grown yellow patty pans before: and they …

November 2, 2015

The garden blog is dead. So I’ve been told: not least by those nice people at Crocus who tell me …