Pilewort

Celendine, aka Pilewort, the roots of which were once used in the treatment of haemarrhoids.

Peppery pong

        Lovely peppery sweet smell from the blooming wallflowers.

Daffs Up

          The first daffs are up and it's starting to feel like spring.

Souped up

Unearthed a few potatoes and a beetroot from last season to accompany some leeks and celery in a soup.

Parklife

                             The crocuses are out in the park.

Mulched

              Rhubarb's now in leaf, happy with a mulch of manure.

Ready, steady, sow

Now sowing indoors; peas, broad beans, tomatoes, chillis, phlox, calendula, sweet peas, rudbeckia.

Persea americana

        Three-year old avocado plant surviving the winter indoors.

Not burning down the house

More appropriate on the plains of South America than in a small urban garden, but now almost impossible to remove as the sharp blades can cut you to shreds and any attempt to set fire to it, as is traditional, would probably burn the house down. Still, at this time of year it's almost worth having.

Chopped

                      Annual pollarding of the chestnut tree.

Winter greens

Running repairs

                     The shed roof needs a bit of attention.

Winter pinks

This low growing perpetual carnation lives up to its name and is quite happy in a hanging basket.

Apium graveolens

    Celery still producing enough stems and leaves to flavour a stew.

Freezer raider

     Time to dig in the freezer through some of last year's harvest.

Signs of Spring

                                           Hazel catkins

Daphe odora buds about to open and release their sweet citrus pong.

The Future Now

From the forthcoming album, 'Maverick Action'.

Done and dusted

                 Another year closing with a light dusting of snow

Tweet

Allotment birdsong, May - October.

Forward planning

                   Boxing Day Seed Sale: 20 packets @ 30p each