Looking for complete satisfaction of all bellies in the immediate area? You sure done come to the right place this time You can do this stew with a vegan sausage if you like, you can do this with a Cumberland or a sneaky sausage: it’s the size of the sausage in the stew that counts.… Continue reading Smoky Sausage Stew Recipe
Lazy Sunday Fruit Tree & Rootstock Grafting Videos
Grafting is one of Mankind’s ancient technologies, and loads of fun for gardeners Grafting two plants together happens naturally when compatible species jam up against each other, rubbing their bark off and then getting stuck long enough to fuse together. You see this quite often when inspecting old willows, whose whippy stems readily graft onto… Continue reading Lazy Sunday Fruit Tree & Rootstock Grafting Videos
What Garden Zone Am I In?
“Where am I, and whose garden is this?” is a common question among cider drinkers and other fun people, and it’s pretty relevant to how your garden works Great Britain has one “temperate oceanic / maritime” climate and isn’t very big, but she is still varied enough that it helps to know where your garden… Continue reading What Garden Zone Am I In?
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Restoration
The natural loss of Ash trees to dieback leads to a new generation of trees at National Trust run Sacred Grove of faith, hope, and reconciliation. Whipsnade Tree Cathedral in Bedfordshire is a war memorial of trees planted to grow into the form of Liverpool Cathedral, complete with chancel, nave, transepts, chapels, and cloisters designed around… Continue reading Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Restoration
Plant a Tree in Cornwall this Winter
If you are nothing like me, you are keen to travel at your expense to plant a tree for someone else, then go home and never see the blooming tree again Naturally, dear Reader, the reason for this is your noble character and love for the Cornish countryside, but who could say no to a… Continue reading Plant a Tree in Cornwall this Winter
HortWeek ‘End of Peat’ Podcast Series 1 & 2
HortWeek, the coolest name in the industry, produces 4 part peat-free garden podcast extravaganza Ashridge went through the Peat Free Thing on our nursery ages ago, so we can sit back and take it easy while everyone else sweats on this one. But for growers and gardeners across the UK, moving away from peat is… Continue reading HortWeek ‘End of Peat’ Podcast Series 1 & 2
Britain’s Other Greatest Trees
In what can only be a direct response to our post on the Skippinish Oak being made the Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year, The Telegraph scrambled to release their article on Britain’s 20 greatest trees In our post on the Skippinish Oak yesterday, we allegedly uncovered an alleged scheme by Big Oak to take… Continue reading Britain’s Other Greatest Trees
Oak Tree is UK Band Manager of the Year
After being voted Tree of the Year 2024, an old Oak has promoted the Scottish ceilidh band Skipinnish from stardom to mega stardom Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year vote was won this year by a Sessile Oak tree called Skipinnish, after a Scottish ceilidh band. Under the tree’s management, they are now the most… Continue reading Oak Tree is UK Band Manager of the Year
Homes & Gardens Outdated Garden Trends
Homes & Gardens has so many interesting articles, we really should steal them more often. This pair of articles about outdated back garden trends and outdated front garden trends are nice for fertilising one’s thinking about one’s garden, its compartments, and the ancient “what I want” VS “what I, or my husband, will work or… Continue reading Homes & Gardens Outdated Garden Trends
November Forecast Mild at First
With nights mostly over 7C (the temperature under which plants generally stop growing) until the middle of the month. As we mentioned in last month’s warm October post, many dahlias, repeating roses, and late flowering perennials are still doing something, and the stalwarts will squeeze out their last, valiant, undersized flowers in this warm start… Continue reading November Forecast Mild at First