Winter-flowering pansies…to brighten up your garden
With temperatures below zero and many of us seeing snow in the UK this month, there are only a few flowers hardy and brave enough to bloom at this time […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Being Cheered up by the Veg Patch Micro-Colours
This Monday is supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Started as an advertising campaign for a travel company, ‘Blue Monday’ is based on an equation that includes weather […]
The Winter Garden: Snow, Frost and Fireside Recipes
The festive period is over, the decorations are down and winter has a tight grip on the countryside as well as my garden. Each morning a flock of birds arrives […]
Mighty Galanthus
First of all, a very happy 2013 to all readers of Garlic and Sapphire! I hope this year brings health and happiness, and lots of gardening adventures to you. Unless […]
The Why and the Wherefore: Muck
“You can never have enough compost,” says Joy Larkcom, queen of vegetable growing, to which I would like to add, “You can never have enough compost heaps.” If you happen […]
What seeds will you be sowing in 2013?
So, most of you by now should have received your Seeds 2013 and Spring 2013 catalogues through the post over the past week… there’ve been some lovely comments on Twitter […]
New Year Woodland Walk
The winter solstice was less than a fortnight ago, the festive celebrations have only just finished and we’re sitting right in the middle of winter. It’s still a time for […]
A Flurry of Activity
January is a strange month, I think. The winter solstice has passed and technically it’s all up hill now towards spring. The problem is no one seems to have told […]
