By Shane Holland | 6 July 2012
Midsummer may only have been a whisper ago, and we’re still far from the fug of bonfire smoke in the air, but it’s now the edible garden starts to fill [...]
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By Shane Holland | 22 June 2012
The blackcurrants are closer to a washed out wine stain, than inky black but Midsummer has been reached in the garden. The fruits are particularly large, and will need a [...]
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By Shane Holland | 15 June 2012
The tiny wild strawberries, planted as raggedly crowns last winter, are finally ripening. Barely the size of a child’s fingernail, they are deepest red, and utterly fragrant, with a rose-come-pineapple [...]
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By Mary Middleton | 14 June 2012
Being outside in the sunshine is something that’s hardwired into us Brits. I “blame” my parents thrusting me out into the garden with “why are you indoors? Go play outside” [...]
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By Shane Holland | 8 June 2012
This week, has been peculiarly British, celebrating 60 years of reigning of our Queen, in near 60 hours of continuous rain. The roses which form the background of my potager-garden [...]
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By Shane Holland | 1 June 2012
Whether you are preparing food for a street party, or just a long bank holiday feast, there is much to celebrate with in the Garden this week. My urban garden [...]
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By Shane Holland | 25 May 2012
For an urban gardener-come-cook the weather this week has been quite dramatic: you can almost hear the peas squeaking as they flail around the bamboo canes, tiny scarlet wild strawberry [...]
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