We have two camellias in our garden - a red one and a pink flowered one. The red one always flowers first. If left to their own devices the camellias…

We were having breakfast on Saturday morning when our attention was drawn to a dead tree fern stump. The day before I had cut back all our ferns including those…

I finished tidying the All Gold autumn raspberries.Some of the plants have started to shoot but the redness on some of the young leaves is an indication that they are…

We did go to the allotment last week but I didn't take any photos. I had intended taking a photo when we revisited the plot later in the week but…

All that was left of the huge pile of 'prunings', that we had piled up, was a modest pile of ash. This will be put to good use and spread…

The forecast is for wet or drizzly weather this week, so last weekend we decided that we had better have a fire to burn the huge pile of 'prunings' that…

We've upped our pace a bit this week having not only spent an afternoon at the allotment but also spending some time tidying up in the garden.  One of our…

We've taken part in the RSPB annual bird count for over ten years but this year we nearly missed it. Last Saturday night, Martyn asked if we should have been…

We actually did some work at the allotment last week the focus of which was to do some tidying up Some of the beds that had been dug over last…