Vintage, cobbled together, upcycled or just plain eccentric - there's lots to inspire on an English allotment!

I was going to call this post 'Shovelling Shit in Sunshine' but thought better of it. Both post titles give a flavour of my happ...

Ooh, I love a tidy edge. While I enjoy a good 'green gym' workout in the garden, there are all too frequent times when the more...

Yesterday I dashed up to the allotment. With the threat of rain from heavy grey clouds, I thought to tidy up the plants on my balcony but...

Red Valerian aka Centranthus ruber .  I was excited to read recently that this plant is edible - some say gorgeous flavour, others that ...

Last month's lesson in plot sharing was, well, sharing.  Working as a team. Happy to be there and chipping in together. A month on a...

~ What I took on last year. Not bad as plots go ... ! ~ A shared allotment can be a complicated business if y'all do your own thing...

~ Rosemary flowering at the allotment ~ I couldn't resist a quick visit to the allotment this morning.  The sun was shining, the a...

Hard to believe I'm still in London! A few years ago, a local friend invited me up to see her allotment at Fitzroy Park up near Hi...