Gwenfar's Garden and other musings
Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
Back in July, I was very excited to have nine quincelets on my Quince tree. I was seeing Quince Jelly in my future. All was rosy. Alas, my dreams have been crushed. Or more to the point, blown away by …
Harvests include flowers for the house Harvest time. It’s that moment we are all working towards all year, after all that sowing, tending staking and watering. When we finally get to pick the fruits of our labour. I decided last …
As well as growing some alpines in my Alpine Wall, my love of alpines is increasing. So when my Kevin offered to buy me a gardening treat, I pointed him in the direction of this blue alpine planter. Which I …
My strawberry patch Spoonie Veg rating: 1 Strawberries. Just the word, strawberries, it sounds quintessentially, summer. And they taste so good, whether freshly picked and eaten next to your patch or turned into homemade strawberry ice cream. What’s more, strawberries …
This year I have my first proper crop fruiting on my Morello (sour) cherry, Prunus cerasus ‘Morello’. I know from previous experience from when I lived in Oxford, that blackbirds are rather partial to Morello cherries. In fact, they seem to …