It has been wet in the garden! The sun shone today, and I finally got around to attacking the compost heap. First job is to take off the...

IN THE GARDEN It's wet and muddy and the season is over. When we finally have some dry frosty weather it will be time to tidy up, dig out...

Just back from New Zealand and it's time to press on with the vital winter tasks – pruning the soft fruits and espaliered trees and...

The garden has but a few chicory and cabbages left in it, and the soil is having a rest. But meanwhile... FARMING DILEMMAS! Modern...

Suddenly we seem to have reached March! The artichokes are doing what artichokes do but, more exciting, we have new blossom on the...

It's a big warm job for cold Christmas weather – emptying and spreading the year's supply of lovely compost. The first step is to peel...

Yes, it's winter in the garden and the rain is still lashing down outside my window. Dry cold weather will come – I know – and then it...

Huge waves are crashing onto the rocks as the freezing sleet whips past in the winter gale. Yes, it is indeed “winter”. The garden is...

The winter is coming and things are quiet in the garden but there is still lots of good food to be harvested. It's November and the...

It is March already; dry weather at last and cultivating has begun. It took me just a couple of pleasant hours to weed and rotavate 3 of...

The Garden Very quiet in the winter garden. The curly kale is a healthy and very tasty winter green and the sprouting broccoli is waiting...

In the garden the soil is resting now as we potter about when the weather is dry. I was able to spread the compost on a lovely bright...

Each time I open up the mature compost heap (12 months of green material) the excitement is like receiving a rather special Christmas...

There is no better therapy for bodily pain and discomfort than creative working in wood. During winter months I try to spend 2 or 3...

Back to Earth After the wettest autumn I can ever remember the weather has finally let up and routine work in the garden goes on. For...