Well, actually – this post is mainly about gardens... So, non gardeners, you can log off now. And anyone who has come here to read about my mother's award winning patio garden, skip the first half of my musings about sedum roofs and move straight on down to 'dead heading …
Gardens
Using plants to teach about allergy
I have talked before about how the amazing Nigel Clarke is aiming to turn beautiful Guernsey into a low allergen island, basing his work on Tom Ogren's OPALS Allergy plant scale. (For those of you who have not heard of Tom, he is the creator of the OPALS scale, a …
FoodsMatter summer party….
This, I am afraid , was the depressing view from the kitchen last Sunday just before our guests arrived for the FoodsMatter summer garden party! However, never let it be said that a little bit of rain would get in the way of a FoodsMatter party and I am delighted …
All a-buzz in Belsize Park….
It was the South End Green Fair today – a generally very pleasant and jolly affair with lots of goodies to eat – only slightly dampened by being the first day on which we have had any serious rain for about a month! (Do think the weather gods could have been bit kinder...) …
10 tips on how to run a large London garden on two hours a week….
Last month I was asked, as a result of my review of Tom Ogren's latest book on allergen free gardening, to write a piece for a gardening website. I was deeply flattered! So, since I know that half of you who read my blog only do so for the garden, I thought I would share my tips …