A greenhouse flower that almost everyone knows by name but no-one now grows are Freesias. These are members of the Iris family and never reached Britain until well into Queen Victoria’s reign when they rapidly proved popular. Perhaps because coming from South Africa these were one of the few Cape flowers we discovered there that […]

Earth-friendly gardeners are committed to composting all organic matter – so why not extend the principle to our own remains? An innovative ‘deathcare’ project in Seattle is developing a better way for gardeners to go. Of all the things that please me about my modest home, the one I take most delight in is the […]

Summer is fast approaching, meaning our evenings and weekends will soon be spent relaxing with friends and enjoying the sun, possibly with a beer or two. As the temperature rises, most Brits tend to sway towards a “cheeky barbeque” or two, with the bulk of the food consisting of cheap burgers and nachos. If you […]

The sudden warmth has meant that the greenhouse has become my second home, fair weather gardener that I am. After half shunning it all winter I am now its best friend again, and spent much of the Easter weekend and since shuffling compost into seed trays and modules, and starting off my future vegetables. It […]

As the clocks change to give us lighter evenings and the season bursts into full swing, you’d be forgiven for thinking everything in the greenhouse and garden is rosy. But something happens that night the clocks spring forward and it is related to time, but I swear we don’t just lose an hour. It’s like […]