I’ve had an utterly joyful Easter weekend full of foraging, Easter egg hunts, BBQs and enjoying the first few meals from the garden. Along with home made burgers (good mince with a reasonable fat content, finely chopped fried onion and good bacon, tomato puree, Balsalmic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, chilli, Maldon salt and pepper, all mixed together, formed […]
Read moreGarden loves #1: BBQ Planter
Not only do Black and Blum have a great company name but their products are witty, practical and gorgeous. I’m utterly in love with their BBQ Hotpot – so popular that it’s out of stock until mid-May. At £99, it’s not cheap but being able to grow plants on your BBQ is such a cute idea: […]
Read moreGarden-inspired goodies #1: Kate Broughton seed cards
Kate Broughton’s new range of cards which I first saw on Tatty Devine aren’t just gorgeous: they’re also perfect for gardeners, as they come complete with seeds. I loathe beetroot but the pictured beetroot card is so pretty that I couldn’t resist posting the pic (not everyone hates beetroot with a passion, after all). The […]
Read moreGrow your own kits and free wine
Seedpantry is the latest addition to my garden-retail-therapy favourites, courtesy of its adorable starter kits that include all you need to create a salad window box, herb windowbox and numerous other great urban gardening kits (there’s a great gardening kit for kids too). OK, they’re not the cheapest of kits but they’re gorgeously packaged […]
Read moreEat me #1: First harvest of the season
Sorrel, rocket and mixed leaf (from bottom to top of image) at 4-6 weeks Strawberries grown in a windowbox at 4-6 weeks OK, I may be a little over-excited and proud-motherly about my first crop of the season, but lunchtime brought with it the first meal enhanced by the garden’s delights (herbs aside). As the […]
Read moreBattle of the Green Hornets
After mentioning Green Hornet cocktails in my previous article, I went searching for recipes for dandelion syrup cocktails (It may seem like an odd thing to do on a Tuesday afternoon, but I was trying to work out what to do with the pesky weeds that keep invading the garden: I pulled all mine out by the […]
Read moreGrow your own cocktails #4: Garden cocktail menu launched
As you may have realised, I think cocktails and gardening go together perfectly (thus explaining the Pimms Plant, Mojito planter and cocktail garden posts.). As such, I was gratified to discover that awarding-winning restaurant and bar, The Refinery in London has just launched its veg and herb patch cocktail menu, created by Chris Edwards and Richard Proud […]
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