There’s nothing quite like the distinctive peppery taste of nasturtium leaves. It’s a fantastically generous plant; as well as growing like a wild weed and self-seeding readily,…… Read more “Recipe – Nasturtium Pesto”
Category: Gardening
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The Autumnal Equinox
And so it’s goodbye to summer. Goodbye to long days, bumper harvests, warm breezes and light evenings. Today marks the autumnal equinox and the beginning of my…… Read more “The Autumnal Equinox”
Recipe – Indian spiced courgette chutney
I’ve had my allotment for four years now, and every year for the last four years I’ve made the same mistake, which such unwavering consistency that I’m…… Read more “Recipe – Indian spiced courgette chutney”
30th Annual Allotment Show 2018 Part II – The Results!
Following on from my previous post (30th Annual Allotment Show 2018 Part 1 – The Judging – do have a read if you’d like to hear what goes…… Read more “30th Annual Allotment Show 2018 Part II – The Results!”
30th Annual Allotment Show 2018 Part 1 – The Judging
This week marked a big event in my social calendar. My social calendar is virtually non-existent (I’m an incurable introvert), so you might argue that any event…… Read more “30th Annual Allotment Show 2018 Part 1 – The Judging”
New Beginnings
WELCOME Welcome to the relaunch of my blog, Linnet Lane! I am beyond excited to finally be back on the blogging waggon. For those entirely new to…… Read more “New Beginnings”
Tomatogate
At the start of September we had a slight blip in the weather, and suffered around two weeks of damp, chilly, rain-filled days. And this happened. Yes,…… Read more “Tomatogate”
The sweet smell of success
I take it all back. My earlier lament of “I can’t grow flowers!” has been roundly rescinded. After three years of trying, here is my very first…… Read more “The sweet smell of success”
Lavatera Revisited
Remember the Lavatera? Back in early June when the gardening bug first started to really take hold I thought I’d try flowers. Well. BEHOLD. In all its…… Read more “Lavatera Revisited”
‘Precoce de Louviers’ Pointy Spring Cabbage
The second thing we planted out this weekend just gone was these, the fantastically ponce-ily named ‘Precoce de Louviers’ Pointy Spring Cabbage: It’s French, dahling. As the name suggests…… Read more “‘Precoce de Louviers’ Pointy Spring Cabbage”
