Last week was very mixed weather-wise so we just visited the allotment when we could. We still have plenty of tidying up to do, including weeding. It never stops does…

One of the main tasks at the allotment last week was to plant potatoes.Firstly, Martyn tilled some of the beds whilst I weeded and cleared more beds.Three long beds were…

Last week the rain abated and at times the sun shone, so we took the plunge and started planting. Fortunately, beds had been dug over earlier in the year so…

The months are ticking by and we still haven't started any planting at the allotment. We've managed the occasional trip to the plot but our activities have been confined to…

Although the weather is conspiring against us, as Martyn described in his post, we did manage some gardening last week. It may not seem very spring-like to us but the…

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…