“Nearly every year come a few November days of clear, crisp weather, [with] the sky blown clear, [and the] air chill enough to have a slight tang, like properly aged cider.” Gardening in November is a time of year when we gardeners are holding our breath, revelling in the last sunshine days, and waiting on…
Autumn
Gardening in October – October’s garden blog
“October’s the month when the smallest breeze gives us a shower of Autumn leaves. Bonfires and pumpkins, leaves sailing down – October is red and golden and brown.” Gardening in October is usually one of the most colourful months of the gardening calendar. Not only the reds, golds, and greens of the leaves, but all…
Gardening in September – September’s garden blog
“Autumn begins truly to clutch at the garden, gently showing its fingers in heavy morning dew.” Gardening in September is actually one of my least favourite months. Summer has sadly come to an end (not that we really had one in the UK this year) and, unlike this time last year, our September garden is…
November in our garden – a garden diary
“November days are clear and bright; Each noon burns up the morning’s chill.” It’s surprisingly hard to find a complimentary quote about November. And yet, I think it’s one of the year’s loveliest months. The cold, crisp air is a delight, and the searing blue of a sunny day in November is beyond compare. Best…
October in our garden – a garden diary
“The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky.” Thank you, W.B. Yeats, I can’t think of a better quote to welcome in October in our garden this month. Our shrubs and trees are glowing with a pyrotechnic mix of golds, reds,…
7 Healthy Apple Recipes for Breakfast
‘Tis the season… no, not the C word, I’m talking about apples. Because now’s the time for those of us lucky enough to have apple trees to start collecting a delicious harvest. But even if you don’t have an apple tree, you’re spoilt for choice with the abundance of goodness in the shops as well. …