Walled gardens have been a staple of large British stately homes for hundreds of years. In times when storing and transporting food was not easy, it was down to these households to produce the food they would eat and also the medicines they took to treat ill health. While walled gardens can trace their heritage…
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Snow
When I was a child I remember weeks of snow covered ground and icicles as long as my arm hanging from windowsills. Granted my perception of time may be off and I had shorter arms back then, but we did experience snow for longer and more often. Temperature has risen here but we do still…
Ordering Seeds during Lockdown
I usually start picking up seeds in February and March from local garden centres but, with all the things happening this year, I didn’t buy any before lockdown started. All garden centres closed their doors and have yet to fully re-open. I’m also not keen to go to the shops to buy seeds. I’m not…
Growing Garlic
I love growing garlic. It’s an ingredient we use all of the time when cooking at home and I get a great feeling knowing we are using something I have grown. It stores well which means we can get months of use out of a single harvest, and now is the time to be planting…
I’ve started early and this is how I’ve done it.
After a few cold weeks and very little happening in my greenhouse more and more seeds are germinating and starting to reach out of the ground for the sun. April and May are traditionally my sowing months but for the last few years I’ve been trying to extend the season with my greenhouse and heated…
Is it spring yet?
Looking outside today one could believe it is late November. The sun hasn’t managed to get through the mist since Saturday and temperatures haven’t push much past 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) for most of the week. This has not been good news for my seeds which, for the most part, need temperatures to…
No progress
The last month has been very frustrating with little to no progress in my garden or allotment. A mixture of bad weather and spending too much time at work has left my greenhouse sitting bare, my seed potatoes un-chitted and a growing sense that I’m getting behind. I work for the NHS overseeing and supporting…
Exploring Norfolk’s Big Houses
Norfolk has a long history and experienced some interesting times. You can’t go too far without bumping into a hill fort, Roman ruins and medieval castles, as well as some of the most amazing and well preserved stately homes once owned by the rich and royalty. Within 45 minutes north of where I live I…
Hearty warming food
Today has been one of those days when the sun doesn’t shine. Here in the East of England I doesn’t feel like there has been a sunrise, it just became a lighter shade of grey with persistent rain. It’s days like these which make winter a challenge and reminds me how much I like spring…
My Gardening Journey 