The edge of one of our wild areas, where it meets the grass path, hosts a beautiful speedwell. I think this one is the birds-eye speedwell. Speedwell is also known as Paul’s Bettony and is used as a medicinal herb. A long blooming, easy to care for perennial, Speedwell is prized as a garden flower […]
Tomatoes
Tomato This year (2013) we have grown tomatoes inside the greenhouse and outside on one of our mini-Hugel beds. The variety on the Mini-Hugel beds are Tumbling Tom and they are doing better than the ones in the greenhouse!
Lavender
Nettle
Buttercup
Wood Avens
Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) Wood Avens are also known as: herb Bennet colewort St.Benedict’s herb It is very common around our area especially down in the woods. It is apparently a member of the rose family but it seems to love shady areas and grows well along our hedge and in our wooded area of […]
Mint
Gooseberry
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) We have been growing gooseberries for many years now. As a child they were not my most favourite fruit but since we have grown our own I have come to like them much more. i know some people are put off them by their flavour, they aren’t always the sweetest of fruit, […]
Potato
Potato During the winter months in particular potatoes are a main part of our diet. They are usually so cheap to buy from our local veg stall and the farmers market that we don’t grow a huge number but we do like to grow some and they taste fantastic when they come straight out of […]
Birch tree
Birch trees We have a number of birch trees in the garden. the first one we planted, along with a Rowan, was a weeping silver birch. This is a beautiful small tree which had it’s growing tip knocked off so it has grown lop sided in the inner garden. It hangs gracefully over a pergola […]