There’s something quite pleasant about raking up Autumn leaves, it feels like such an ancient, seasonal practice that it connects you not only with the current yearly cycle but to ….Read more
Garden Gift Ideas For All Occasions
I’ll be honest, I’m not a natural salesman despite the fact I’m supposed to be in online sales. I’m much happier on the editorial side of things but as we ….Read more
My Vegetable Garden in October
I don’t think I ever showed you my garden did I? It was originally put together as the shared Quickcrop garden but since the business moved from my house this ….Read more
Firewood, Baskets and Log Storage boxes
We had a lot of emails regarding the supply of dry firewood after a mail I sent out about wicker wood and turf baskets. Niall did a fair bit of ….Read more
10,000 Bees
I rarely get out these days but myself and Niall always try to squeeze in a relaxing pint on a Friday evening. Pubs whether you like or loath them are ….Read more
Letters to a Beekeeper
As I’ve mentioned in my bee article I have accidentally ended up with a hive of bees. This is all fine and well but clearly I need to learn a ….Read more
Making Chutneys
I asked my wife Siobhan to have a go at documenting her chutney making endeavours with the following results, go Siobhan! The English made chutneys their own after the traders ….Read more
September Update
September already, wha? Well I don’t know about you but I’ve had a great year in the vegetable garden. Yes, I’ve done a lot of work on my soil but ….Read more
Potato Blight – Recognising and avoiding.
Everyone who has grown potatoes will have heard of potato blight, it’s the most serious disease affecting potatoes and one which is almost impossible not to get. The disease is ….Read more
Wild and Free: Cooking from Nature
How times have changed regarding the use of wild foods in our diet, since Wild and Free: Cooking from Nature, written by my late husband, Cyril and I was first ….Read more