As a garden writer I get to trial, test and even taste some pretty diverse things. Last week I took delivery of some honeyberries from Suttons. http://www.suttons.co.uk/honeyberry. I have to be honest I’d never heard of them, but they are actually a special form of honeysuckle with edible berries. Read more…
It’s not just bees that have been encouraged by the warm sunny weather. On Saturday, it got so warm that my local snakes decided to sunbathe in front of the greenhouse! Read more…
Been potting up the tomatoes this week. I’d grown about six different varieties, which are now germinated, and growing well, but as I don’t heat the greenhouse I don’t tend to sow the indoor varieties early as its too cold. Read more…
It was a bitterly cold morning when I left for RHS Show Cardiff yesterday. Arrived at 8am to join the queue of exhibitors wending their way into Bute Park. It’s a glorious venue for this pretty spring show. It’s on all weekend (16-18th April 2010) and tickets are available, so if you are anywhere near, it’s well worth a visit. Read more…
