Had some friends round for supper last night. Normally when I do this I take great delight in creating dishes using garden weeds and certainly lots of garden produce, but it’s been so cold this spring, even the nettles aren’t growing enough for a first harvest. Read more…
I didn’t get back to my garden until pretty late on Saturday, but it was still light and as always the first check when I’ve been away is on the greenhouse and the animals. Read more…
Spent Friday in my Dad’s garden, a million miles from my home. Fortunately his garden shed is stacked out with tools that have performed well in my years of product testing, though I have to admit there were plenty of gaps that still need filling. Read more…
It’s been a good year for sloes near me and I’ve already got a few bottles of sloe gin infusing in the cupboard. You are supposed to leave it for a year to mature, but in our household it often doesn’t last until the New Year. Read more…
