Chitting potatoes

It’s that time again, the beginning of the spring when everything starts to grow.  So the other day, the boys and I, put out our Bonnie Potatoes, each into the sections of a large egg carton.… Read More →

Growing things…

Apparently I’m old cos I grow things, and gardening is only for old people.  So I’m old then… as I like to see shoots form, leaves grow big, plants flower then bear fruit.  I’m… Read More →

Spring is round the corner!

Today I spied not just the leaves poking through the cold dank earth, but the buds of butterscotch crocuses almost ready to unfurl and bloom. It is a sure sign that spring is… Read More →

Snowdrops for my Valentine

I remember one year reading an article that read something like, “forget roses give your valentine snowdrops” so ever since I associate snowdrops with the beginning of the end of winter and of valentines day.… Read More →