It started with a YouTube video and a ball of string … I had more hanging plants than I had pedestals to put them on, so, with overcrowding...

Rhubarb Crumble There are few comfort foods more comforting to me than rhubarb crumble, preferably served with a generous dollop of creamy v...

 Happiness comes in a terracotta pot, brimming full of auriculas. It's so satisfying to compare their performance with last year, and se...

 This week I've been struggling with the cold weather. I want to spend my days outside, but it's just too cold. I've got a jungl...

It's that time of the year with summer turning to autumn, when I feel nostalgic for the season that's passed. It's hard to belie...

The sun is shining and my seedlings are looking amazing ... I'd read about recycling egg shells as seed-plugs, and I've discov...

It all started with the teenager. He saw them in the garden centre, and was immediately fascinated. And, as I've always been keen for hi...

 Okay. I am now officially fed up with the weather. It feels more like February than May here in London. And in my book that's bad - re...

I'm celebrating Easter with great big bucketfuls of compost. It's an unusual way to go I know. But here's the thing: it's th...

Last weekend we went to visit our besties, P, A, S & A, down in lovely Dorset. Whilst the welcome was warm, the weather was cold. Reall...

On Sunday morning the weather was mild and grey. Not a totally inspiring combo I admit, but we felt a collective urge to get outside and enj...

I happened to be in the garden last night at the bewitching hour when the sun was setting and the garden was filled with the most amazing...

Last night I took a short-cut through Walpole Park on the way home. As I was steaming along I came across the most beautiful sight: a mid...

Yesterday I made some Loganberry & Lemongrass Jam, and it was a big hit with the troops, a really big hit. Just read on for my recipe: ...

To quote Cole Porter:  It's Too Darn Hot  😤 , and    Ella's lovely, deep velvet voice keeps singing those lines in my head these ho...

Fresh mint is one of my go-to herbs. I love mint tea of an afternoon, I'm partial to a nice Mojito, I'm a fan of chopped mint with n...

💕 I really, really 💖 my roses. 💕 As a result I get seriously annoyed by pesky little sap-sucking aphids, who blow into town w...

Now I have to 'fess up to feeling a tad proprietary about the bluebell. You see I was born at the end of April, when, as my mother stil...

I have to confess to having a soft spot for a good Agapanthus.  I bought my first one over 20 years ago (yes, I am that  old). At the time I...

March had been shaping up nicely, but it's all gone a bit downhill recently. I  had got used to blue skies and sunshine, but it's tu...