Salad in winter time
You can harvest fresh salad leaves throughout winter on the basis of cut-and-come-again. Winter purslane, endive,…
Gardening
Wavy greens out east
It is a surprise when you come upon it – a wavy extravaganza made of…
Gardening a message
A Google Earth photo with a message – any guesses where this is? What it…
A bouquet of roses
June is the time for marguerites and roses – all growing on the allotment. Somehow,…
Alpines at home
Some 2000 metres above sea level in the bright sunshine I saw alpines as I…
Must do – visit hidden London gardens
I have just received the booklet with the details of all the open gardens in…
A rose points to spring
Christmas roses are out and spring is not far away. I bought my first Christmas…
Creeping into autumn
It’s the end of August and the first signs of autumn have appeared. The corner…