Spring
Sorrel and mushroom pasta
Sorrel is one of my favourite vegetables. It’s a perennial vegetable, which means in hard winters it will come back the following Spring, and in mild winters as the one past has been, you can continue to harvest, though less …
Garden visit: Renishaw Hall Gardens in early Spring (photo essay)
There was real warmth in the sun today and it really felt like Spring. After nearly a week of bad ME days that kept me mostly bed/house bound, I was feeling a little better and really wanted to get outside. …
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Photo essay: Renishaw Hall Gardens in Spring
Having visited Renishaw Hall Gardens late last Summer, it was time for a return visit, this time in the Spring. That they also had a plant fair on, just added to the attraction. After perusing the plant stalls, and yes, …
South Pennie HPS talk: a Spring plant demonstration by Rosy Hardy
Rosy Hardy from Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants gave a practical demonstration and talk on Spring plants for the garden at the South Pennine Hardy Plant Society last week. Rosy brought along a selection of Spring flowering plants and gave a …
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My entries for “Great British Spud Off 2014”
I love potatoes. Just love them. Growing them, cooking them, eating them. I need a regular potato fix. I don’t know if it’s some distant Irish genetics in my blood or just that crispy baked potatoes are one of the …
Budding promise
Spring is full of promises of things to come. In the garden now, lots of plants are budding; here are a few of them. I love the marbling on the leaves of Erythronium Pagoda, and the flower itself will soon …