I have been planting herbs. More to the point, I have been experimenting with herb containers: a gardening marriage made in heaven if ever there was one, as herbs like it dry and hot, and conditions in containers are generally…. dry and hot. And you can put your herb container right outside your back door so all you have to do when you want something for your cooking is open the door, reach out and… voila! You don’t even have to put your shoes on.

Anyway, I made a video of it (in which you also get to glimpse my house and bits of the extremely woolly garden too). Here you go – courtesy of the crocus.co.uk Youtube Channel. Enjoy!