Where Have Your Bees Been?
My snowdrops are confused; in fact I think everyone’s snowdrops are. They are definitely not sure of the time of year and are fewer and further between than usual. From a horticultural and scientific point […]
Green Scene
Taken from my weekly columns from Wales’s national newspaper, the Western Mail and The Abergavenny Chronicle and also other publications I write for monthly and bi-monthly.
There are also a few ‘stand-alone’ write ups of experiences that I have been inspired to write about, but generally, you can read about my most recent exploits, escapades and endorsements.
I Have an Award!
I have won an award. Shame it wasn’t the Lottery but as someone who never wins anything, an award is quite nice. In the wake of the New Year’s Honours List, WalesOnline revealed their Alternative […]
Laughter in the Rain
I am wondering how can I write this week’s gardening column without mentioning the rain? I can’t. I have even suffered a little from weather rage in the last week or so – I did […]
Mama Liked the Roses, Did Elvis?
As a regular columnist, I do try to include current and relevant topics in my articles, so with the country gearing up for the Olympic Games, I’m taking the opportunity to dedicate this column to […]
Oil Seed Rape Allergy
Little heard of in the 70’s, oil seed rape is now the third largest arable crop in the UK. Today, it is not just being grown for the old markets of cheap cooking oil, margarine, […]
Use the Language of Flowers on Valentine’s Day
With Tuesday being St Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d share a little bit about the Language of Flowers, or floriography, a means of communication that became popular during the Victorian time. Various flowers and floral arrangements were used […]
Seeds fit for a King & Queen
High quality Italian seed suppliers, Franchi seeds, whose seeds are stocked by some of the top stores like Harvey Nichols and who have endorsements from top chef’s including Jamie Oliver and Antony Worrall Thompson, has […]
The Sting Unmasked at RHS Show, Cardiff
From the Archive: BBC’s hit show Top Gear had The Stig, now the RHS Show Cardiff is claiming its own version with The Sting, a famous bee-friendly national celebrity whose identity will be revealed at […]
This Season’s Seeds
Following Matthew Appleby’s (sub-editor of Horticulture Weekly and editor of Garden Retail) prediction last week of the new horticultural trend being to grow your own cut flowers, I asked Helen Johns of Thompson & Morgan […]
More Wiki-Leeks – The Secret is Spr-out!
Super Sprouts Good news and bad news for Brussel sprout fans this year. The good news is that they should be tastier than usual due to the cold snap. Frequent frosting and thawing turns carbohydrates […]