Zucchinis on the rampage….

Zucchinis on the rampage….

I tend not to grow veg for their novelty value….but Linda gave me a seedling of this mad zucchini Trombonchino last spring, so I popped it in to see what it would do:  well, now we know!  It’s not that you can’t eat them, but I suspect small is best,...
Onion tears….

Onion tears….

Oh dear….the cellar flooded at the weekend and my onion harvest got soaked through.  After rescuing my beauties from their sturdy crate on the floor, their first stop was the garden bench while I scratched my head & wondered what to do...
Fruits of the Jelly Wine Palm (butia capitata)…

Fruits of the Jelly Wine Palm (butia capitata)…

When we elected some years ago, to place a palm tree on the northern side of the house, I took to doing a great deal of research into which variety we should choose.  Proportion, colour & form of fronds & trunk were all important and I finally settled on...