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• Garden Party Punch

  

  I had my Jubilee party on Monday and this is the punch I served. We were lucky enough to have a dry day and with 8 children needing to run around I was very... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Topiary Box Pruning

  

  As far as topiary goes it seems to me you are in either one of two camps, you think topiary is fabulous and grow it or you don’t. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• June Jobs in the Garden

  June is a wonderful month, not just because I celebrate my birthday but because the garden is in full swing. You can almost see plants growing right before... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Hope and Glory

  

  Evening all, not quite the heat of last week, infact I have a blanket wrapped round me as I’m typing this. Tonight’s drink uses some traditional ingredients... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Penstemon Cuttings

  

  I am a plantaholic so plant purchases are inevitable but I wanted to create my garden here using as many plants as possible that I have propagated myself. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• YouTube Debut

  I previously mentioned that when I visited the Malvern Spring Flower Show I was accosted by a production company to have a quick chat on camera about the... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Jubilee Punch

  

  As I mentioned last Friday I’m planning a Jubilee party so I thought I would test out a punch or two. I got this recipe from a site called Gin Time. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Chelsea Fever

  

  It’s that time of year again and this year it literally is Chelsea Fever with temperatures soaring! I’m not quite sure how I feel about missing Chelsea. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 GARDENING

• Wildflowers

  

  Now I don’t profess to have a great knowledge about wildflowers but this is due to change. They have been on my radar for sometime now but I have never really... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Margarita

  

  It’s been a busy working week so I’m keeping tonight’s cocktail simple. Quick and easy to make, you can be relaxing and enjoying your weekend as quickly as I am! Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 DRINK

• Horsetail

  

  Why is it you move away from one problem only to land yourself a new one! In my last garden it was Bindweed now in this garden it is Horsetail. I haven’t decide... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Vintage Garden Tools

  

  For sometime now I have been after a twisted tine hand fork. I know, not the usual desires of a thirty something year old woman…….. vintage dresses, vintage... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 GARDENING

• Mai Tai

  

  It was inevitable, lots of rain and a little sunshine….. the result… I’ve spent all of today weeding! Need I tell you but weeding is indeed thirsty work, so... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Malvern Spring Flower Show

  

  You know how some days you just have a really fun day… well yesterday was one of those days. I was visiting the Malvern Spring Flower Show and had wonderful tim... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Hunte’s Garden, Barbados

  

  I had the absolute pleasure of exploring this garden whilst on holiday in April. Located in the parish of St Joseph, Hunte’s Garden is a hidden gem… quite... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Blue Hawaiian

  

  Whilst playing in the mud today I thought perhaps a Muddy Puddle cocktail would be more appropriate but I need something to remind me of blue skies! Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Show Gardens

  

  Today I have had the pleasure (yes, ‘pleasure’ even in the quagmire) of helping plant up my son’s School Garden for the Malvern Spring Flower Show. The design... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 DRINK, GARDENING

• Pruning Early Flowering Shrubs

  

  Now is the time to get out and prune those shrubs which have flowered their socks off whilst most other plants have had the sense to be dormant or hiding under... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 GARDENING

• May Jobs in the Garden

  May…. the fervor in gardening really hits in this month. Fair weather gardeners join us, the Chelsea flower show is all over the TV and everywhere you look it i... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 GARDENING

• Rum Swizzle

  

  40ml dark rum 50ml pineapple juice 50ml orange juice 7ml grenadine dash of angostura bitters Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker, add plenty of... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 DRINK