There's a corner of the veg patch garden where, in late 2013, I planted tulips that I'd bought during a visit to Sarah Raven's...

Red champagne, early March Not only am I surrounded by blossom but there's rhubarb and purple sprouting broccoli to pick too - wha...

For a week forecast to be cloudy but mild, it's turning out rather splendidly.  I've seen bright warm sunshine every day. I was so e...

The garden has really come alive in the past few weeks so this End of Month look-back makes for a really useful record for future years....

~ Just add rice ~ Walking through the veg patch yesterday evening, I could see that strong winds had, yet again, done for my purple spr...

~ 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...

~ Flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) Never mind yellow - Spring is also full of pink. Although I'm not sure that tulip should b...