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...

 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...

The other day I toddled along to Kew Gardens with Jenny, one of my besties, to see the Kew Gardens Thai Orchid Festival . It was all her ide...

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...

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...

On Friday we had an unexpectedly enjoyable lunch break whilst we were bombing up the M6toll on our way to the ferry. We took a 10 minute det...

I've gone down the plastic tree route before, but I've never really liked the finished look. It's always been a bit ... well, sy...

Did you know that a gang of goldfinches are known as a charm ? No, me neither, but I'm going to use it at every opportunity. It's...

We've come to stay with my parents in South Tyrone. My mum's a Halloween baby, and we're helping her celebrate with a birthday w...

I've fallen seriously in love with the dahlia. Sadly I don't have any growing in my own garden, but I'm beginning to feel very e...

My house smells wonderful at the moment. If I could bottle this aroma and sell it as the  essence of autumn  I think I'd make a fortune....

Last weekend we had a go at picking some apples - as you can see! The weather was glorious on Sunday, and we all mucked in. If there...

The other day I was mooching around a rather fabulous garden, where they had everything organised and cared for to a level that I can only a...

The last time we visited the Lost Gardens was in the springtime. They were divine. The apple trees, the bluebells and the wild garlic were b...