One of the things I most love about having a garden is coming back to it after a few days away. Even in that short space of time the garden has changed. Usually the weeds have taken over, they always seem to advance significantly each time. Read more…
I took the Secateurs to my Cornus plants at the weekend.
I’ve got a few varieties growing among the birch trees in my garden. There’s a red stemmed Cornus sibirica ‘alba’, a purple black stemmed Cornus alba ‘Kesselringii’, a lime green stemmed Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ and a bright salmon orange red Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’. 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…
