Thursday, March 17th, 2011
I watched Gardeners’ World yesterday evening on the BBC iplayer. I’d missed the return of Monty Don when it went out and was desperate to catch up. The first episode of this series did not disappoint. The part I loved the most was when it showed Monty in his own garden. He spoke about the [...]
Friday, February 25th, 2011
I feel like I’m being a bit cheeky today as I’m nipping in with another post that I want you to join in with. My thinking was that if you’re out and about this weekend buying herb seeds then you could also pick up some seed potatoes and grow you own tatties! Last year we [...]
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
It’s 14 degrees centigrade here in West Sussex today. There is no frost to scrape off the windows, the sky is slightly brighter and I can smell the force of spring pushing its way across the south downs. This means that I can be outside and not freeze my nuts off within five minutes. I [...]
Monday, February 21st, 2011
During the Winter I spend a lot more time on the house and housey things than I do in the garden. For obvious reasons. The garden is hibernating, dormant, and not pretty to look at unless covered in a blanket of snow or dusted with frost. The house is much more inviting and cosy. But [...]
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
To follow on from yesterdays paddock update we wanted to show you some of the things that we have been growing in it. There’s nothing quite like that feeling of satisfaction when you grow your own fruit and veg and the crop you produce is actually pretty decent. This year we are growing quite a [...]
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
You can read Part 1 of my ‘Growing Dahlias’ saga by clicking on this link. I’ve never grown Dahlias before now and when I pulled the tuber from the box upon delivery I wasn’t sure that any of them would ever amount to anything more than a few shoots. How wrong I was. We’ve ‘lucked [...]
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
I have decided not plant potatoes in any of the raised beds but instead to plant them in bags on the terrace. I am very lucky as I have a large garden but I have also lived in an apartment and a house with a small garden so I want to do something that those [...]
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
On the 16th of March the first covers came off the raised beds as we prepared them for planting. I decided to sow climbing garden peas in this bed. The bed was given a good rake over as this allowed air back in to the soil after a Winter of being under plastic. You can [...]
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
When Robert the Husband and I visited the local flower show / fair on our local village green last August I was mightily impressed with the Dahlias on display. So of course I couldn’t wait until March of this year rolled around so that I could get on with growing my own. It’s my first time [...]
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Last Autumn I planted this bed with all sorts of bulbs – Daffs, Narcissus, Ranunculus and Hyacinths. I had previously had lettuces in there as it’s right outside the back door and it made it easier to pop out and pick some as tea time approached. About a month ago the bed was coming up [...]
