I grafted more fruit trees this year than the year before and I had a fair few more failures. This years tree nursery - a little weedy m...

One of the great things about blogs is the gentle reminders you get from reading everyone else's. A lot the UK blogs I follow are plant...

With my "Blogging Seed Swap" still in my mind I want to make sure I'm saving plenty of seeds this year. I've never been ...

We had a great day out with mum last week to Croft Castle in Herefordshire. We did our usual thing of not going around the big house, onl...

Another unusual fruit this week! Barberries ( Berberis thunbergii ) Grown as hedging and small decorative shrubs in gardens across Britai...