Baked Camembert, Olive & Straws Recipe

Camembert with pecorino and olive twisted strawd

The perfect food for your Christmas dinner party, New Years Eve, or all to yourself! Baked Camembert is both fancy and so simple to prepare with olives and pecorino straws: all your guests will be asking for the recipe. Ingredients: How to make the straws… How to make the baked Camembert…  

How and When to Deadhead Daffodils

Daffodils and Narcissi are undoubtedly among our most cherished and adored spring flowers, and they form a large part of our collection of flowering bulbs. The cheery flashes of bright canary yellow along our roadsides and verges heralds the start of spring and tempts us with summery thoughts of the sunshine to come. Deadheading is… Continue reading How and When to Deadhead Daffodils

Honey Fungus: The Tree Killer

What is Honey Fungus? Honey fungus is a spreading, parasitic fungus that lives on trees, woody shrubs, and occasionally herbaceous perennials. It plays a crucial role in the regeneration of forests: at the destruction end! It is capable of killing complete woodlands, which is wonderful for the churning gyre of biodiversity and evolution, but no… Continue reading Honey Fungus: The Tree Killer

Freezing weather & bareroot plants

Most of the damage caused to bareroot plants in cold, freezing conditions is to the delicate roots themselves. The roots are fine, fibrous structures with a high water content: moving them, or even the slightest touch whilst frozen, can cause damage. Almost all of a shrub or a tree’s energy reserves are stored in the… Continue reading Freezing weather & bareroot plants

Elderberry Syrup Recipe

Black elder in flower

Homemade Elderberry Syrup The Recipe: This is our family recipe, and we think it makes the best elderberry syrup we have ever tasted. Pick the berries on a dry day,  (I added pieces of ginger before simmering) You will need: * Loads of elderberries – get a couple of kilos to begin with (take whole… Continue reading Elderberry Syrup Recipe

How Not to Plant a Beech Hedge… But Did It Matter?

My friend Rachel is a passionate if impatient gardener.  Vegetables are really her thing, probably because they germinate and grow before she gets bored Rachel planted a beech hedge five years ago with great enthusiasm, so much so that she put a lot of effort into doing the wrong things, leaving her too knackered to do… Continue reading How Not to Plant a Beech Hedge… But Did It Matter?

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