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There is a particular sort of optimism involved in acquiring too many apples. Perhaps the tree in the garden has had an unusually enthusiastic year. Perhaps you went…
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” It’s one of those sayings most of us have known for so long that we rarely stop to question it….
There is something wonderfully reassuring about a row of pumpkins in autumn. Perhaps they’re sitting on the kitchen floor after a successful harvest. Perhaps you returned from a…
Every autumn, pumpkins undergo a rather dramatic change in career. One minute they’re vegetables – botanically fruits, if we’re being particular – sitting quite happily in the kitchen….
There comes a point in autumn when supper needs to change. Salads begin to look rather optimistic. The evenings arrive before we’re quite ready for them, the windows…
There is a moment in September when the vegetable garden begins to feel different. Mornings are cooler. Shadows stretch further across the beds. Runner beans are still dangling…
There are few things more satisfying in the garden than a pair of sharp secateurs. One squeeze and the stem is cut cleanly. No wrestling, twisting or muttering…
Autumn has a way of covering a garden faster than you can clear it. One day the lawn is visible. The next, it has disappeared beneath a russet…
A wildlife-friendly garden does not need to look wild. It can still have structure, colour and carefully chosen planting. The difference is that some of those plants are…
A wildlife garden doesn’t have to be wild in the sense of being abandoned. You don’t need an enormous pond, an acre of meadow or a garden so…