SILVER TREES

I love sitting in the garden, listening to the birds. Quite often though I think I should probably be doing a job in the garden rather...

I am very excited about our one and only peach tree this year. It blossoms well most years but then suffers from leaf curl very quickly....

I find it fascinating to watch bees but also to listen to them. It all depends on the type of flower that is enticing them in as to the...

So a few days ago I posted a picture of one of our peonies ready to open. Well at last we've had a bit of sun and warmth and the...

I never thought pallets could be so useful! Head Gardener and I discovered that our local garden centre has a big pile of pallets you...

Who doesn’t love seeing flower buds slowly getting to the point where they’re about to open? I think peonies are one of the best for this...

We are fans of garlic bread but thought as we’ve lots of fabulous herbs in the garden that we should ring the changes! This is my new...

As things perk up in the garden (and please we do need a bit more warmth), it is so lovely to see plants come back year after year. It...

We are so lucky to have so many different birds living in our garden. We have noticed some robins being very busy in and out of the rose...

This is a really useful shortbread recipe that I have been adapting and using for years. My favourite really quick way is to make...

At Christmas one of our family traditional recipes are almond macaroons (not macarons - the colourful French delicacy.) These are...

As we are having the usual bank holiday weekend weather, rather cool and blustery, I felt like a baking day! We usually have lemons and...

We don't seem to have much heat this spring and things seem very slow in the garden. But we do have some rhubarb.....yey. I love rhubarb...

It is heartwarming to look out in the garden and see the bright colours of our varying tulips. We have added a few new ones this year so...

When I asked our little birthday boy what sort of cake he'd like for his 21st birthday he requested a cheesecake instead of a “cake”...

I love the fact that there are often stories attached to plants, flowers and bulbs in our garden. This sweet dog tooth violet reminded me...

I know I am not the only one to use bought puff pastry! It is so much more convenient and quick to use plus it's pretty delicious. I...

As I am sure you will realise Spring is one of my favourite times of the year. Easter this year seems to be quite early but today the...

We are very lucky to have a small brood of chickens. So far this year they have been kept under full cover to help prevent any...

Spring is such a wonderful time of the year to see all the new plants poke their heads up and offer us joy (and the hope of a bumper crop...