Elderflowers, elderflowers everywhere! The perfumed scent of elderflowers has been following me in the early mornings signalling the start of the summer season. In the woods and along the hedgerows by our house the tiny clusters of flowers have finally been opening up. I watched and waited for them in May but they’re finally flowering […]
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I’ve recently been making gifts for friends rather than buying. My presents have included homemade chocolate truffles and bottles of sloe gin, wild plum gin and blackberry vodka. But I’ve also been collecting herbs, flowers and plants from my garden due to the book Gifts from the Garden by Debora Robertson. The author is a food
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I can get quite obsessed. I have a freezer drawer full of blackberries picked right from the hedge in our garden. I like to experiment with recipes and these were calling me. When you defrost them in the bottom of the bowl there’s that sweet juice that stains your fingers as you nibble away at
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I had a bit of a heart attack when I sat down to write this post as I hadn’t realised it’s already October 1st! What really surprised me was the amount of colour still in my garden. The Autumn flowers are not retreating yet. Some of our roses have also been flowering. And best of all we’ve
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When a friend invited me on a walk with a mushroom foraging expert, I eagerly tagged along. In the autumn she likes to search for edible mushrooms on her land to make culinary delights in the kitchen. She wisely prefers to have a knowledgeable guide with her to make sure she doesn’t accidentally pick any poisonous fungi.
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My guide to identifying and spotting what to forage in countryside hedgerows: I don’t have to go far to forage. In fact I can do it in my garden and in the hedgerows around us here in southeast England. The rainbow over our valley and hedgerows this week didn’t lead me to a pot of
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