Ketchup, passata, ratatouille, sun dried or simply sliced and added to a salad or sandwich. There’s often much discussion about whether...

Some people swear that the time to plant potatoes is St Patrick's Day. Some swear they have to be planted on Good Friday. We planted ours...

It's Sunday 5th April. I have my three children this weekend. At the moment and as I start to write this they're still in bed. But the...

We all hear about how communities come together in these increasingly difficult and unprecedented times. One of our neighbours organised...

So we've decided on what we're going to grow. We've bought our seed or ordered it online - many suppliers are offering free P&P at the...

Ok so we said yesterday that we'd talk next about how and where we might grow our veg. And we will. Tomorrow. But today we've got to...

Last time we spoke about how we might grow our own veg. We thought we'd start with kale. Why kale? Well: It's tasty. It's nutritious - a...

I was at the allotment earlier this week and was listening to the radio as I continued my weeding and preparing the plot for this year's...

We do fencing. And when we do it we do it, we do it just as we’re asked……….. Here’s a job from back in the summer. Our customer had an...

Well that's what Facebook's Marketplace helpfully told me back in April. A greenhouse popped up that looked just the ticket. Good price,...

When we’re out for a Sunday afternoon walk with the dogs we often remark on the Autumn Colours. Arboretums make a lot of money this time...

As the days start to get shorter so the rate of growth of your lawn - and the way in which you cut and look after it - starts to change....

Why we grow trees. We love trees and shrubs! They give us height in our garden and give it an extra dimension. We’ve chosen trees and...

We spoke last time about the different shapes that we can consider for our fruit trees. In summary here are our options: Bushes – can...

When we were in the south of France we penned a short article about espalier fruit trees. If you missed it then you can find it here:...

So the other week and before we left for France we had some more roses that needed attention. They were really well established but quite...

45 odd years ago my father had a go at growing a peach tree on the side of our garage. It would have been a south facing wall. For what...

Now this has absolutely nothing to do with anything other than growing plants but have you ever thought about how best to plant your rows...

With sincere apologies to George and Ira Gershwin, but we're en vacance avecs les enfants! Our 1986 VW T3 - Barbara - has yet again not...

I was up at the allotment the other evening and I noticed that the blackbirds had managed to get into my fruit cage. It’s not a grand...