Salad Days

I think there’s that moment for a gardener, when you decide to take the plunge and plant out your first crops, when you’re hit by a wave of butterflies in your stomach. No matter how many years I’ve been growing my own, I still get that feeling. It’s a mixture of excitement, and worry that a late frost will ruin your months of hard work. Continue reading “Salad Days”

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The September Garden

It’s September already. Autumn is fast approaching, but for the now, the weather is perfect here in the South East. It’s warm but not the fierce heat we had a month or two ago. Continue reading “The September Garden”

The Fig Tree

It’s only two years since Ade bought a ‘Brown Turkey’ fig tree for our back garden. I was a little concerned at the time as the number of trees he was buying seemed rather ridiculous for our tiny little garden.  Continue reading “The Fig Tree”