With all the enthusiasm and energy that comes with the New Year, we set about on the first of this years garden projects; a lovely new potting shed. It will take no more than two weeks, we said. We were wrong, oh so wrong. 

While I normally revel in the changes of...

After what seemed like an impossibly long and glorious Autumn, it seems that Winter has finally arrived, in all it's glittering frosty wonder. The beginning of the month was mild, bringing with it an unexpected late flush of roses and the dahlias, gladiolus, penstemon...

October has to be one of my favourite months of the year, so what a great time to start this blog! The dahlias, roses, penstemons and gladioli are still going strong, and there's a treasure trove of goodies to be foraged and gathered - berries, fruits, and seeds, not t...