Witch hazels, daffodils and bittercress
What a difference a week makes! We have swung from apocalyptic levels of rain which have seen the rivers flanking …
Tag Archives: winter
How to force strawberries
Imagine a bowl. Now fill it with gleaming, just-picked strawberries, perhaps just a little warm from the touch of the …
January dreaming
Let’s face it: January is a bit crap. It’s dark by 4.30pm, you’re bumbling about in four layers of clothing …
Life in the greenhouse: January
Blimey it’s chilly. Inside and out: life got a bit hectic last autumn and I didn’t get around to my …
This month in the garden…
I have definitely been having a bit of a slump in the garden just recently. This occasionally happens, even to …
This month in the garden…
I’m not doing very much. In fact so dreadful is the weather that I’ve been reduced to indoor gardening: I …
End of month view: November
It’s been November for a whole four weeks now. Season of dreary rain and hat-snatching wind: season of no gardening …
All tucked up
I arrived at the Chicken Garden this morning to find the big, handsome dahlias hanging their heads, their lush leaves …
Life in the greenhouse: November
There is a distinct air of panic hanging around my greenhouses this weekend. This is because I have been caught …
End of month view: January
Always the last one to the party, that’s me. But I didn’t want to wave January goodbye without documenting what …
Sally Nex 