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Harvest Apples
Harvest apples Whether you’ve got one apple tree in a tiny back garden or what amounts to a mini orchard, this is the time of year when you can indulge in one of my (many!) gardening passions – harvesting tree-ripe apples as the early autumn sun warms your back …and then, before you even think […]
My top 3 winter vegetable plants
My top 3 winter vegetable plants I love growing my own veg, from the classics to the more unusual. The offer of an HTA voucher was too good an oppourtunity to miss, so I thought I’d take you through my top 3 winter vegetable plants that I am planning on planting this year. […]
Enjoy Phlox Paniculata – late flowering show bloom
Flower of the week from YOUR garden to YOUR table: 12th Sept. – 18th Sept. “One of the most imposing border plants – planted in groups of three or more they are an impressive sight – their beautiful scent and flowers are highly attractive to bees and butterflies and make them a good cut […]
Gardener at Cambridge University gardener re-introduces bees; you can help! How to design a bee garden.
Gardener at Cambridge University gardener re-introduces bees; you can help! How to design a bee garden. Bees have not been seen in Newnham College since the Second World War. Lottie Collis is changing that! Lottie Collis is a member of the Cambridgeshire Beekeepers’ Association (CBKA) and trained as a beekeeper over 10 years ago. […]
How to get rid of Leather Jackets – daddy-long-legs larvae
How to get rid of Leather Jackets (The insect not that awful thing your husband bought in the seventies!!) The daddy-long-legs invasion that they’re talking about in the news!! It’s that time of year again, and my carefully manicured lawn is just full of leather jackets, and the adult crane flies (daddy-long-legs) have started […]
Sowing Your Winter Radish
Its time to go back to seed sowing – Winter Radishes Its time to sow seeds again. I have been lax in sowing seed during the last few months; and surprisingly now I have had a sudden urge to start again. Most classic radish varieties like Scarlet globe, Sparkler or French Breakfast can still be […]
Sandringham Show and Foxgloves
Sandringham Show and Foxgloves One of the highlights in my calendar is the Sandringham Show and after visiting on 27th July this year, I came away with some beautiful pots of foxgloves. Some might say that it is a bit late for foxgloves, but I think that there is still plenty of time to […]