Heritage days

December 3, 2015

Now here’s an exciting early Christmas present. Just chosen my six varieties from the Heritage Seed Library’s catalogue, which plopped …

Hampton Court: Do try this at home

July 15, 2014

Well I thought I was doing pretty well on the exotics front this year, what with the tomatilloes hogging one …

August 15, 2012

Proof that we’re about a month behind where we should be at this time of year: my garden has suddenly, …

July 20, 2012

Sweetpea ‘Cupani’: the original, introduced in the 17th century Sometimes I think there’s never been a more exciting time to …

July 11, 2012

Petasites japonicus var giganteusGiant Butterbur(the fleshy, celery-like stems are edible)