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Flowers: an Unexpected Obsession
Flowers bring together so many things that are important to me: the environment, creativity, the appreciation the small details.
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Elle
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Chive Flower Butter: Capturing the Taste of Early Summer
This simple herb butter is a wonderful way to add the rich flavour of freshly cut chives to a meal.
Elle
- May 29
- 3 min
C is for Chives
Chives may not star in many dishes, but few herbs is as reliable, as beautiful, as good to the garden, or as indicative of early Summer.
Sam
- Apr 18
- 3 min
Walking with Trees: a new exhibition
Woodlands are escape from the world. A place to heal. This power of trees is highlighted in the new exhibition in Bury St Edmunds
Elle
- Jan 29
- 4 min
B is for Brussels Sprouts
Is there any vegetable that divides opinion as much as the humble Brussels sprout? It certainly divides our household...
Sam & Elle
- Jul 18, 2021
- 5 min
Garden Diaries, part 5
The garden has metamorphosised - as it does every year - from sad greyness into burgeoning green, becoming a place we want to spend time in.
Sam & Elle
- May 29, 2021
- 5 min
No Mow May
Throughout May, we have been letting our garden run wild to support No Mow May. But what exactly is it, and why is it important?
Elle
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
A is for Asparagus
The first sighting of asparagus heralds the beginning of summer eating: afternoons on the patio and light, colourful, seasonal vegetables.
Sam & Elle
- Mar 28, 2021
- 5 min
Garden Diaries, part 4
The garden has been a source of brightness throughout the winter. We've spent the last few months getting ready for the year's growing!
Sam & Elle
- Oct 10, 2020
- 6 min
Garden Diaries, part 3
These are the months of harvest. The time of return, when the garden finally gives something back for the months of work you've put in.
Sam
- Aug 9, 2020
- 3 min
Broad Bean and Chard: a Risotto for a Summer Glut
I am a recent convert to the summer risotto: this light, clean dish is a perfect way to showcase the freshness of your summer produce.
Sam & Elle
- Jul 12, 2020
- 6 min
Garden Diaries, part 2
Growing our own food, and making the garden a place in which we want to spend time has definitely been high on our list of priorities.
Sam
- Jul 5, 2020
- 3 min
The First Garden Produce: A Bright, Fresh Bruschetta with Broad Beans, Tomatoes and Mozzarella
It's been a busy morning gardening, and now I'm hungry. Thankfully, we've harvested our first broad beans for a bright, fresh bruschetta.
Elle
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
Anthriscus Sylvestris: Cow Parsley or Fairy Lace
Often taken for granted, cow parsley is a staple of countryside verges: tiny flowers like white paint splattered amongst the greenery.
Sam & Elle
- Apr 14, 2020
- 7 min
Garden Diaries, part 1
It had to be said, our small garden was in a sorry state: what the neighbours must have thought?!? We had a lot of work ahead of us!
Elle
- Mar 27, 2020
- 6 min
Nettles
I think I am about to make us very unpopular: Our suburb is most definitely a 'nettle-free zone', but I am about to change all that!
Sam
- Feb 29, 2020
- 2 min
The Skeletons of Trees
There is something special about trees in winter. Their skeletal frames are one of the hallmarks of the British winter landscape.
Sam & Elle
- Feb 16, 2020
- 3 min
Galanthophilia
We have never considered ourselves 'flower people'. We were, therefore, surprised to find ourselves rushing around in search of snowdrops!
Sam & Elle
- Nov 10, 2019
- 3 min
An Autumnal Harvest: Blackthorn & Sloe Gin
Autumn advances. A walk to the nearest post box became an impromptu foraging expedition: sloes picked for making gin for Christmas gifts.
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