Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
While on the topic of peas….the very first sweet peas are beginning to flower! This very old-fashioned & highly fragrant one, Painted Lady, was developed in England in 1731. (I was scouring my Diggers catalogue and see where ‘In 1699 Sicilian monk...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
It’s early days….but they’re on the way….I split the first purple case & plucked a row of peas to eat two weeks ago now, and the number is increasing by the day! While these ones are not the sweetest of shelling peas to eat raw (at a...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Special Events
It can be a challenge to devise a keepsake from the garden when large numbers are involved, and particularly at this time of year. I found myself still wondering if I could produce enough of anything for our guests at Sunday’s Winter Concert, on Saturday...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Delightful Discoveries
Yes, that’s me!!! Well…..not really…. I did ask Julie Jensen (Jensen’s Garden Centre at the end of our road) in passing, a couple of months ago, if perhaps I could borrow some of her prize-winning pumpkins for our Winter Concert (knowing that...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Special Events
The day dawned clear and gradually the garden filled with golden light….and great anticipation… Armfuls of winter flowering amaranth, elder, escallonia and fruiting olive were cut in the early morning chill, for a loose arrangement in the Dairy. The tables...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
While all the garden battles the heat and the summer veg are doing their best just to get properly established, some dainty delights are peeking from their hiding places. To my surprise, this Sunset runner bean is the first to flower (I rarely have much luck with her...
