Witch hazels, daffodils and bittercress

January 22, 2023

What a difference a week makes! We have swung from apocalyptic levels of rain which have seen the rivers flanking …

Garlic, beans and onions

January 8, 2023

Sowing now: Garlic It is still hideously soggy outside and far too cold to sow just yet: but in between …

January 7, 2017

I have definitely been having a bit of a slump in the garden just recently. This occasionally happens, even to …

November 5, 2016

…it is getting cold. Seriously, properly cold. Actually I can’t remember being cold before Christmas before (well, a bit chilly, …

November 8, 2015

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

July 22, 2014

My garlic has turned ginger. And not in a good way. It happened just about overnight, a few weeks ago. …

May 26, 2014

As the bulldozers rumble in and we leave Chelsea for another year (pause for a muffled sob into my hanky): …