Two weeks ago I wrote about the Zucchini Chop, an exercise in removing unnecessary leaves from my courgette plants to direct energy to th...

Clearing the long walled border last Friday meant tackling not only the insidious weeds and ivy roots but also digging up the potatoes whic...

I've always loved the idea of weaving a few flowers through the veg patch, an idea that really took root after watching Alys Fowler in h...

(That title is for Flighty - I couldn't resist after his comment on my recent post, The Zucchini Chop !) It's been a busy week, a...

I've been very lucky with the weather over the past few days; having been out to sow more seeds, the skies have obliged with a generou...

This is my first year of growing courgettes so I was thrilled to see the plants flourishing in the few short weeks after planting out, altho...

:: Monarda growing next to my fennel which is currently over 8 feet tall! :: I'd hate to think I was falling into a pattern here ...