SILVER TREES

There is nothing more summery than picking sweet peas, especially after a little light rain! The colours and smells are lovely and they...

I have been really spoilt this birthday with some beautiful flowers, food, cards and presents. But the best thing of all is to spend...

I had a simple but delicious sandwich for lunch yesterday. You can’t beat tomato and basil together. So it got me thinking about other...

This time last year I was buying all the tomatoes we ate. I love the different colours, sizes and shapes available We have had little...

Being part of our local WI, we usually have a summer gathering to look forward to. In the past we've enjoyed an afternoon tea, some...

I know a lot of us have been able to try and have enjoyed making bread more recently. Although I did manage to make a decent sourdough I...

The lovely crop of damsons and plums from last week have now been turned into a couple of crumbles ( stored in the freezer!) and a rather...

What a quirky tomato? This poor tomato looks its waistband is a bit tight! Perhaps lockdown isn't suiting some of our crops. All I can...

Head Gardener made a beautiful sundial for my sisters "big" birthday. It looks so beautiful in her garden. Such a lovely keepsake...

This time of year is one of my favourites. I love soft fruit especially plums and damsons. We planted our own damson tree last year. ...

Being slightly addicted to pinterest I see a lot of things made out of unwanted pallets. So this is our creation (or should I say Head...

Head Gardener loves and nurtures the blackberries every year. Me on the other hand, is quite often wanting the prickly invasive plants...

I can’t quite believe how many face coverings (masks) I’ve made and am still making. It’s quite a therapeutic process sewing away with...

Head Gardener was harvesting early this morning. Such a lovely time of the day and the crop looks great. I can't wait 'til the runners...

Every year around Wimbledon tennis time I always seem to get the taste for an iced coffee! My mum also enjoys this and I remember her...

Wandering around the garden on the weekend I couldn't help notice the lovely bees on the colourful flowers. It is so good to see.

So (one of) the joys of having daughter home is that creative lunches keep appearing. We have a few spare courgettes from the garden and...

To try and encourage more butterflies and bees we decided to leave a few patches of grass uncut. Head Gardener doesn't like scruffy...

Last pickings from the weekend......green gooseberries are a lovely fruit and taste delicious, but there is something extra special about...

I always remember being told whilst I was training to be a Home Economist (many moons ago) that you see food first before you taste it. ...