I apologise for being missing in action last week but as the advice for most, if not all, of January is the same. Keep off waterlogged soil and grass (recent…

After that lovely mild Autumn here we are in Winter. It’s looking a lot like a proper Winter unless we get to the middle of next week and it goes…

Here we go into the second half of November. On a quick and windy walk round the garden I was astonished to see how many plants are flowering despite the…

This is time for compost. If you make your own check to see if the compost at the bottom of the heap/bin is ready and if so spread it around…

As we are approach the 5th November, please be aware of pets and wildlife if you are igniting fireworks or bonfires. If you have pets I have seen all sorts…

And so we sail away from October. The next few days bring clock changing, Hallowe’en and fireworks. Joy of joys. The weather forecast is gloomy for next week as well…

We are now in the situation of having to be more careful with our cash due to the ever-increasing cost of living. For anyone who hasn’t thought of it perhaps…

Finally, finally I have managed to persuade the last apples off the tree. It required a bit more force than the recommended ‘slight tug’ to get the last three off…

This week I am collecting windfall apples and taking as many as possible off the trees (I have two, not an orchard) because they will become windfalls if the weather…

We are now officially into Autumn. We should have known that – it’s been getting darker earlier over the past few weeks but now we’ve had the equinox this will…