Traditional is what you make it at the end of the day, but green and red is the classic theme, and in late December your suitable plant options are limited. Only evergreens are in leaf, and few plants are flowering in the house or in the garden; florists can source flowers from greenhouses. Norway Spruce… Continue reading What Are the Plants of Christmas?
Category: Christmas
English Christmas Biscuits Recipe
There’s something magical about the aroma of freshly baked biscuits wafting through the house during the lead-up to Christmas. These English Christmas biscuits are a timeless classic—crisp, buttery, and lightly sweet, with a touch of vanilla! Perfect for sharing with family, giving as gifts, serving alongside a steaming cup of tea, or even leaving out… Continue reading English Christmas Biscuits Recipe
Cooking with Cider this Christmas?
How about pheasant with caramelised apple and cider sauce! Ingredients (to serve 2-4) Method Pheasant and cider sauce Caramelised apples Once the sauce mixture is reduced, pour over and serve! Top tip This is a lovely, tasty wintery dish using well hung pheasant but if you’re not the gamey type, it works equally well… Continue reading Cooking with Cider this Christmas?
Our favourite Christmas evergreens
The Christmas Tree For some Christmas is not Christmas without a Christmas tree (real or fake) but when did it all start and why? A matter of Germanic fashion… The first use of Christmas trees as they’re known today dates back to the 1500s. Some claim the tree originated in Germany in the mid… Continue reading Our favourite Christmas evergreens
Freezing weather & bareroot plants
Most of the damage caused to bareroot plants in cold, freezing conditions is to the delicate roots themselves. The roots are fine, fibrous structures with a high water content: moving them, or even the slightest touch whilst frozen, can cause damage. Almost all of a shrub or a tree’s energy reserves are stored in the… Continue reading Freezing weather & bareroot plants
Preserved Pears Recipe for Christmas
“I love being given homemade produce as a gift for Christmas, and so decided to have a go myself! Sadly, our fruit trees underperformed this year due to the terrible summer, but I did manage to find enough pears (Conference and Doyenne du Comice) to produce a few jars of preserved pears.” “This is an easy… Continue reading Preserved Pears Recipe for Christmas