Ashridge Blog & Recipes
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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... -
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... -
TTTH, 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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Through the Tree Hole, Sophie Alexander
Sophie Alexander farms at Hemsworth in Dorset. The thousand acre organic enterprise practices a rotation of three years in premium arable crops followed by three years in diverse herbal pastures which provide year-round grazing for a new dairy herd of... -
Trees for Autumn and Winter Colour
The foliage on my Acer palmatum ‘Crimson Queen’ is on the turn. Every day, its rich plum-coloured leaves are developing more flashes of scarlet and vermillion. I’ve had this compact acer growing in a container for over a decade now... -
A Wander Round Wyken Hall
Last week, we stopped by at RHS Partner Garden Wyken Hall, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. It was a blustery end-of-season kind of day but, keen to eke out the last scraps of enjoyment from our long, rather lazier... -
Tomato & Chilli Chutney
This is a fantastic chutney, which accompaniments most cheeses, especially a strong and mature cheddar - yum! Ingredients 1 kilo Fresh Tomatoes 1 tin Chopped Tomatoes 150g Caster Sugar 250ml White Wine Vinegar 2 tsp Nigela Seeds 2 Chillis (remove... -
Blueberry & White Chocolate Muffins
It's Blueberry picking time! With an abundance of Blueberries, why not try this lovely Blueberry & White Chocolate Muffin recipe... Ingredients 300g Blueberries 60g white chocolate buttons/chunks 350g Self-raising flour 60g Caster Sugar 60g Muscovado Sugar 3 Eggs 2 tsb... -
Daffodils for Spring Splendour
I always think of March as the yellow month. As spring arrives, gardens explode with colour as forsythia, primroses, crocuses, and daffodils come into bloom. By choosing a mix of early and late flowering varieties, you can extend the "yellow... -
Damson Gin
Our simple homemade Damson Gin recipe will be great in a few months, ready for autumn! Ingredients 1 Litre Gin 500g Damsons 250g Caster Sugar Method Rinse and remove any leaves and stalks from the Damsons, then pat dry. Tip...
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