( Oops, this post should have been out at the end of April! What can I say?! I've been busy tending to my veg babies, amongst other stuf...

I feel a bit silly writing a review of 2017 a couple of weeks after the new year started and long after I started planning for 2018 but, whi...

I'm not one to rush into things but I have excelled myself this time by only just writing about a book I received a goodly while back,...

Update: We had to redraw a winner for the book as Susiesae did not get in touch. I'm pleased to say that the book will now be sent to A...

It is a long held ambition of mine to create a little cottage garden with flowers that can be gathered for indoors.  I'm limited by t...

I met Naomi Schillinger a couple of years ago after realising that she lived and gardened not far from me in North London. Having follo...

~ Gratuitous photo of cowslip on balcony; just to brighten up the day! ~ Today started by looking at clear blue skies with a good stiff ...

Regular readers here will know that, on occasion, my gardening efforts are besieged by a few mini-gardeners. They love to help out but, d...

The veg patch has definitely embraced winter - I managed an hour of clearing and tidying in the garden at the weekend before my hands needed...

"Over the years I have travelled down the country rather like a sock slips down inside a wellington boot. ... I have found one uni...

... A Guide for Complete Beginners by Jon Clift and Amanda Cuthbert.  This is a(nother) new book aimed at novice food-growing gardeners and,...

Last year I recall resisting the onset of Autumn and savouring the last days of summer but, this morning, I'm positively excited about t...