Ashridge Nurseries Blog & Recipes

Plant Based Words & Photographs about Gardens, Recipes, Design, Bees and Wildlife

Weekend Wordsearch - Herbs
Can you find our Herbs? Herbs are now available to order as plugs or in 9cm pots. See if you can find the different varieties of herbs in the wordsearch below. BASIL CHERVIL CHIVES CHAMOMILE CORIANDER DILL FENNEL LEMON BALM...
Vegan Wraps
Pepper, Onion, Tomato & Avocado Tortilla Wraps Great Lent is here, so it's time to get some tasty meatless meals on the menu. Filled vegan tortilla wraps are quick to make and good for lunch boxes too. Ingredients: 1 Red...
UN World Water Day: 22nd March
World Water Day is on 22 March I’m afraid I'm too late to celebrate National Retro Day with you, falling on 27nd Feb. That one’s in the past. The same goes for National Awkward Moments Day on 18th March; I...
Planning a Scented Garden
In April, my garden is awash with Daffodils and Hellebores, filling the borders with whites, yellows and deep purples. I love seeing the joyful spring display, and this morning the enticing scent drifting from under the apple trees stopped me...
Weekend Wordsearch - Dahlias
Can you find our Dahlias? Dahlias are now available to buy as tubers. Our range of Dahlias include: Ball Dahlias, Cactus Dahlias, Decorative Dahlias, Pom Pom Dahlias & Waterlily Dahlias. See if you can find the different varieties of dahlias...
Weekend Wordsearch - Roses
Can you find our Roses? We sell a huge range of bareroot roses; shrub roses, floribunda roses, climbing roses, rambling roses, hybrid tea roses & hedging roses. See if you can find the varieties below in our weekly wordsearch. BALLERINA...
Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Chark Docolate Budge Frownies Yes, that is their correct name, and if you don't like it, that's fine: none for you, more for me. Treat mum this Mother's Day (Sunday 14th March 2021) with some truly indulgent, gluten free, home-made...
Sowing Chilli Seeds
It’s February, our kitchen table is covered in seed packets and the chilli season is just about to start. We grow a range of chillies to suit the different tastes in my family and for a variety of culinary uses...
Through the Tree Hole, Melanie Cable-Alexander
Author, freelance journalist and B&B owner Melanie Cable-Alexander has visited many gardens over the years having been features editor of Country Life. Here she recalls some memorable gardening moments. What is your favourite flower? At this time of year one...
Weekend Wordsearch - Hedging
Can you find our Hedging Plants? BEECH BERBERIS BLACKTHORN BOX BUCKTHORN CHESTNUT COTONEASTER DOGWOOD ELAEAGNUS ESCALLONIA GORSE HAWTHORN HOLLY HORNBEAM LAUREL LILAC PRIVET VIBURNUM YEW Download the hedging wordsearch to print. You can see the answers at the bottom... ...
Through the Tree Hole, Bruce Munro
Bruce Munro is a leading lighting artist, creating installations using nature as his influence and a background for much of his work. Bruce Munro So much of your life is inspired by the landscape. Our own interest in the landscape...
Frankie's Homemade Pizzas
This recipe makes two pizzas, fit for 2 people (and a small toddler). Just double all ingredients to make for a famished family of four. Ingredients for the Dough 325g Strong Flour 3.5g Dried Yeast 1tsp Salt 12.5ml Olive Oil...
Weekend Wordsearch - Garden Trees
Garden Tree Wordsearch Can you find our Garden Trees? Download the printable version, to enjoy with your morning coffee. You can see the answers at the bottom... ALDER AMELANCHIER BEECH BIRCH CEDAR CHERRY CHESTNUT CONONEASTER CRAB APPLE ELDERFLOWER ELM FIR...
Curried Carrot & Coriander Soup
Carrots are high in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. This heart-warming soup is not only delicious, but a cheery eyeful of colour too. Ingredients: 150g butter 2 medium onions, finely chopped Large bag of carrots, washed and chopped (about ½ kg...
Through the Tree Hole, Georgie Newbery
Georgie Newbery is a flower farmer and florist based between Bruton and Wincanton in Somerset. For ten years she’s been growing flowers to supply two thousand bouquets by post per year, in normal times she does flowers for lots of...
Stop and Smell the Roses
I like to remember my mum smelling the roses, stopping to think, breathing in a lungful of sweet morning air (or the sharp, rich fug of a strong coffee) and listening to the excited trill of the blackbirds. She savoured...
Mulled Cider
On chilly winter days, after a bracing morning in the garden, what could be more comforting than a glass of warming mulled cider. The very thought is bliss. Ingredients 1½ l dry cider 7 tbsp apple brandy, apple liqueur, calvados...
Through the Tree Hole, Tania Compton
Garden Designer and Author Tania Compton spent twelve years as Garden Editor for British House & Garden. The site-specific ethos that underpins her approach to garden design has been published in many magazines including US Vogue, UK Vogue, US and...
Christmas Mincemeat Recipe
Homemade mincemeat is a doddle to make and beats shop-bought versions hands down… Method Soak the dried fruit in the brandy/orange/lemon juice for at least an hour and preferably overnight. Drain the fruit (which should be fat and squidgy by...
Crab Apple Trees: Year-Round Interest
Crab apples are beautiful, compact trees with vibrant autumn foliage followed by clusters of buttery yellow, bright ruby red or mellow orange fruits that adorn the branches for many months. Spring brings prolific flowering with pure white, pink and red...