Some years ago, when I moved up to Barningham, a well meaning friend gave me a half dozen fertile eggs for a broody hen I had, proudly announcing they were a 'very rare breed' with all the self satisfied smugness... [more]

Hardly a day goes by when I don't feel Mr mole would be better enjoyed nailed to the potting shed door...Never been squeamish about killing things, though I get no pleasure from it, no satisfied machismo, no sense of ... [more]

There are few more delights in the winter garden than the Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Cornus mas' with its abundance of sulphur yellow flowers borne from late February, through March and well into April. I am always asked to recommend plants... [more]

'We are where we are' seems to be a popular saying these days; usually by politicians who don't want to discuss their most recent balls up. We are perhaps, the sum total of our past, and, having enjoyed both formal... [more]

What a beautiful day, sunny, warmer, and most of all 'still'....So we were able to re-cover (skin) one of our polytunnels, essential now the glasshouses are out of action for a while. The air turned only mildly blue as events... [more]