Chelsea’s annual glitterati of gardening is just a few weeks away. A cornucopia of the great, good and glamorous of the horticultural world. Can’t beat it for armchair gardening. You can turn horticultural pundit in the comfort of your home. Opining on growers,... Cough, cough. Cough, cough. Excuse me whilst I let the clouds of dust settle for a moment …….. Snowdrops are some of the most determined yet delicate plants to have in the garden, a symbol of how nature battles on regardless to signal that new seasons are... 
A month ago the kitchen garden was dishevelled and in serious need of a sprucing up. Although the warm and wet weather was a nutritious boost to the winter vegetables it was the weeds and wayward seedlings that were growing like crazy. The paths looked almost as... 
As if having a significant birthday this week wasn’t enough of a reminder of the passing of time, there is plenty of evidence in the kitchen garden to remind me that the summer growing season is over.  Spring is always a race against nature to lay out the crops and... 
Refreshed from a week of rest and festive indulgence I am now looking down the barrel of several more weeks on domestic leave. Â This is the time of year when there is no time for contemplation and reflective planning but a sprint with nature and an insanely long list... 