:: The enemy sleeps :: This cheeky chap was seen around mid-day in the car parking area next to my block of flats and adjacent to the ...

Arachnophobia?  Luckily, not something that affects me - and you have my heartfelt sympathies at this time of year if you really don't l...

~ Chamomile growing in clumps on the pebbly beach ~ Well that's this year's holiday jaunt over (and the reason it's been o...

At this time of year, as the tempo of the garden increases, it can feel a bit overwhelming to deal with the sheer volume of produce that is ...

Rose finial Thistle finial I've been thinking for some time about putting up a page on the history of York Rise. Not only are th...

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...