In autumn we see a huge amount of the fruits of our labour, but in reality, our gardens are never...
It’s all rain in the Kitchen Garden It’s pouring down today – again! After the driest May on record we...
It’s been a funny old summer… hot then wet, then I lit the fire one day because it was so cold in the house. The garden has gone berserk too. It must have been perfect conditions for butterflies – and caterpillars – as I’ve seen quite an array of stripey...
Wet spell has not stopped the gardening Despite the mixed weather (we’re squelching around in our wellies with the sun...
My goodness – what is going on? Alicante beach was white with snow while the first shoots of 2017 were...
This month, we are mostly obsessing about our beautiful new Sussex hens, courtesy of James Baty at North Acomb Farm, where we first saw them when they were mere chicks. The first sun of the year has also brought about a lift in spirits as the kitchen team have planted...
As winter turns to spring, we have some changes going on as we rebrand from Hexhamshire Organics to Garden Freyja...
While we’ve been making the most of the autumn sunshine and we’re still picking some fab winter produce – the...
Vicky Moffitt of Vallum Farm on Hadrian’s Wall, shares the trials and tribulations of the Kitchen Garden which supplies produce to the farm’s tea room, restaurant tipi, wedding and events venue. Vallum, Military Road, Newcastle, NE18 0LL, tel 01434 672 652, www.vallumfarm.co.uk What a month – glorious sun and tropical...
The summer season is a busy one, particularly when you’re establishing a new garden. We’ve been working hard to fill...
Having just returned from a very relaxing, sea-tastic and majorly foodie holiday in Cornwall it has been quite tricky to...
It’s that time of year; very wet, damp, cold, muddy, dark and everything else unpleasant. The plants in the pots my friend at Tom and Jo’s in Wylam made for me continue to bloom and grow against the odds. I’m not quite sure how, and as far as gardening is...
