by marketing | Feb 28, 2024 | Gardens
February Fair Maids Snowdrops are not native to Britain but originate from mainland Europe and the common variety, Galanthus nivalis (Galanthus -‘milkflower’, nivalis – ‘of the snow’) is believed to have been introduced around the beginning of the 16th...
by marketing | Jan 25, 2024 | Gardens
A Happy New Year to all our Readers! On the Bonfire It’s always a good feeling after the Christmas and New Year excess to get back out into the garden and begin a new growing season. January is a good time to clear out dead and diseased branches from...
by marketing | Dec 22, 2023 | Gardens
Highlights of 2023 Now that we have reached the Winter Solstice, the turning point of the year, it is good to look back on the past twelve months from the comfort of a warm, cosy armchair. We had six weeks of drought in May and June, weeks of rain in February, August...
by marketing | Oct 30, 2023 | Gardens
Tales of Autumn Drummond, our rescue cat has started to follow us about when we are working in different parts of the garden. Last week he actually followed us into the polytunnels for the first time. Almost immediately, he began to run this way and that,...
by marketing | Oct 10, 2023 | History
1660- Robert May “Accomplisht Cook” “To make a Pumpion Pie.” Take a pound of pumpion and slice it, a handful of thyme, a little rosemary, and sweet marjoram stripped off the stalks, chop them small, then take cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, and a few cloves all...
