Weeds are often seen as nuisances in the garden, but did you know many of them are actually edible? And can quite easily be transformed into delicious and nutrient-rich dishes? Yes, it’s true! Many of our edible garden weeds are packed with vitamins, minerals, and various health benefits, and can add variety and flavour to…
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What To Do In The Garden In December
“From December to March, there are for many of us three gardens – the garden outdoors, the garden of pots and bowls in the house, and the garden of the mind’s eye.” Our orchard and garden in December are well and truly hibernating now and it’s the time of year when I’m doing plenty of…
What To Do In The Garden In November
“In rattling showers dark November’s rain, From every stormy cloud, descends amain…” Well, that’s certainly true of November this year. The storms have wreaked havoc all over the country, although our orchard and garden in November seem to have come through relatively unscathed – so far at least. Welcome to this month’s garden update, let’s…
What To Do In The Garden In October
“October again… and the dews so heavy that the fields glisten like cloth of silver.” How very true, and not just the fields either. Both our orchard and garden in October are positively soggy. Still, at least I’m not having to spend an hour every other day watering everything, so that cloth definitely has a…
10 Simple Tips for Preparing Your Garden for Winter
You might not think there’s much to do in a garden as we head towards Winter. But, as regular readers of my garden updates will know, there’s always something for us gardeners to do outside. Whether that’s tidying up or planning for next year, you need to be preparing your garden for Winter now if…
What To Do In The Garden In September
“Some of the rarest days of the year come in September, days when it is comfortably cool but pulsing with life.” Although the cool part is only really true now as we enjoyed a gloriously unseasonal heatwave during the first few days in September this year. And although I had a lot more watering to…