05 Feb Kerboom! The buds are fattening…
Good evening. A really good one for me. We felt real warmth in the sun today. How warm? The glasshouse...
03 Feb A taste of things to come…
Snow had fallen overnight in the garden and when we arrived everything looked as though it had been sprinkled with...
02 Feb Working wonders in minus two…
This morning the air had a dangerous bite. We were all ready for it. Minus two and layered up, ready for...
30 Jan First outdoor planting and first microherb crop!
Getting used to the chill now. All the thinking has to be done in the warm before or after work...
29 Jan The walled garden inspires another new creation
A real treat for you this evening! Some weeks ago the very talented pianist and composer Frances Shelley of Butley...
28 Jan Hail and gusts, but we’re still standing
The frenzied activity in the potting shed continues. Loads more seeds sown both in the potting shed and glasshouse. ...
27 Jan Unfurling
Ah well, am pretty shattered this evening. All of us were flat out today what with the roofing, vine house...
26 Jan Snowdrops
Isn’t it supposed to be ‘Blue Monday’ today? I felt it in my bones yesterday afternoon, but today was different....
23 Jan Finally, we’re beginning to thaw…
Another sub-zero day. Minus four this morning. After a week of this cold weather is difficult. Typical that we sowed...
21 Jan Would you like ice with that?
Preparing more seed trays today, I was hacking at frozen chunks of compost (stored inside the potting shed) with a...