Gardening
What do gardeners do all winter?
At least 3 times this month, someone has said to me, “You must be glad now it’s winter and you don’t have to tend the
Eli 4th December 2022
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Flowers
Growing Dahlias: a simple guide
I love dahlias. There I said it and I don’t care that they are supposedly unfashionable cause they are gorgeous and every garden should have
Eli 28th November 2022
Flowers
Adding flowers for winter interest
A trip to the garden centre this weekend has done us the world of good. The weather has just been horrendous for ages and the
Eli 21st November 2022
Gardening
Making winter growing easier in my greenhouse
For most of the year, I love my greenhouse. It’s set up perfectly the way I want it and it works outstandingly. Don’t believe me,
Eli 4th October 2022
Gardening
One way to beat frosts and freezes in the garden
The excitement of winter growing for harvest is in full swing now that we have little plants to actually plant out into the garden –
Eli 26th September 2022
Food & Drink
Shakshuka from our homegrown veg
Quite often the recipes we use involve a bit of a tweak to accommodate whatever veg is fresh from the garden, and we have a
Eli 4th September 2022
Gardening
Busting the myth about pruning your peppers
We started this experiment way back last year, in September but it was a whopper that took a full season afterwards and we have only
Eli 21st August 2022
Gardening
Making wooden garden planters for our flowers
Sometimes it absolutely astounds me just how expensive ready-made garden beds and planters are, especially given that making your own is way easier than people
Eli 31st July 2022
Food & Drink
Carrot salad with ginger, honey and lemon dressing
It’s been mad hot this last few weeks and the idea of being in a hot kitchen cooking or even sitting eating hot food might
Eli 21st July 2022
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