Sedums…an autumnal treat
This is my third favourite flower to share with you all… Sedums can be found in abundance in gardens at this time of year, with their clusters of small star-shaped […]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
A Cornucopia of Preserves in the Autumn Pantry
September, one of my favourite months, and as John Keats so emphatically writes in his “Ode to Autumn”..….” Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”……..and indeed, for most gardeners it is […]
The Why and the Wherefore: Cyclamen
Walking through Beth Chatto’s gardens the other week I was in search of colour, something which said ‘Indian Summer’. There was plenty of it around. On the edge of the […]
Sowing seeds now for next summer
It seems, perhaps, a bit over keen to be sowing seeds for next summer before this one is hardly over, but bear with me because sowing hardy annual seeds in […]
Autumn Harvest Recipe Competition
Over at SarahRaven.com we have launched our Autumn Harvest Recipe Competition! Simply send us a photo of your favourite Autumn recipe to alissa@sarahraven.com, along with the recipe itself, to be […]
My Allotment Cutting Patch in September
It has been a difficult year on my plot here in Wales. The weather has been dreadful with so much rain, cool temperatures and strong winds; to be honest I’m […]
Foraging for wild plums
We live in a tiny rural village on the edge of the East Anglian Fens. Across the village green from our cottage is the end of the Devil’s Dyke Anglo […]
