Gwenfar's Garden and other musings
Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
Serves 2 200g shelled Broad Beans1 crushed garlic clove, several garlic scapes, or Chives10 or so leaves of Mint, chopped up2 tablespoons olive oil2 teaspoons of lemon juiceBlack pepper100g FetaSalad leaves 1. Put garlic (or chopped alternatives) into a …
Once your cucurbits (pumpkins/squash/courgettes) get growing, they can sprawl all over the place. When it comes to watering them though, you only need to water near the root of the plant. Watering along the sprawled stems and fruit won’t actually …
When we were leaving our previous house and garden, I took 10 cuttings of my rambling rose, Rosa Seagull. Roses aren’t exactly known for being easy growing plants, and I’d never taken rose cuttings before and wasn’t that hopeful that …
Serves 4-6 Ingredients Olive oil (or canola/rapeseed oil) 2 tablespoons (30ml) grated ginger 6-8 garlic gloves, crushed 2 teaspoons (10ml) curry paste or powder 1 teaspoon (5ml) ground cumin 1 teaspoon (5ml) ground chilli powder 1 teaspoon (5ml) turmeric 2 …
The front garden, May 2020 The front garden has really come a long way since we first moved in. So this is an overview in pictures (I am too exhausted to write much at the moment), particularly as so …
Broad beans in the kitchen garden. You can see the first beans are almost ready to pick. It’s the time of year to start planning those broad bean meals, as the first crops should be ready to harvest soon. …
Frequently I see people comment on social media about the difficulty of keeping cats, foxes and other creatures, off their newly sown beds. I thought I’d share my tip, which pretty much always works. Right: Parsnip seed These are newly …
It’s tulip flowering time and oh gosh, do I particularly have tulip fever this year. I only have a few cultivars in my front and back gardens, but they are looking fabulous and I’m feeling that maybe I need some …
My kitchen garden and forest garden border now. The raised beds currently have garlic, broad beans and corn salad. Now it’s warming up, I can start more seed sowing and really get the season going. When I published my …
Hellebores, they aren’t so boring. I’m sure that’s been said a lot, but look at them – such beauty! The yellow ones are in the front garden, and the pinks and purples in the back garden. Helleborus x hybridus Harvington …