Jules

LATEST ARTICLES ( 105 )

• No Shortage of Blossom

  

  Is it just me or has anyone else got blossom-overloaded cherry trees? This is a 3 year old Maynard Mini Stem cherry in a pot, from which we had 3 cherries in... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Where Potatoes and Peas Are Planted out

  

  So the spring that we've been waiting for through a cold and frosty March and a chilly and wet April has finally arrived. My Apache potatoes were planted out a... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardens Galore

  

  It started off just like any typical Tuesday...Today seems to be turning out to be a particularly good day. At breakfast-time I managed not to burn my toasted... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Importance of a Good Plan

  

  I will happily confess to being one of those gardening types with a planting plan. It helps me keep track of where my crops are grown each year, serving as a... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Waiting for Spring to Arrive

  

  A cold, snowy March put a stop to much garden and blogging activity but now that April has arrived, the weather as well as the spirit seems to be lifting. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Flurry of February Flowers

  

  Where has the sunny weather gone again? I don't mind the cold so much, it's the grey dampness that I find can put me off a spot of garden pottering. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Strawberries That Reach for the Sky

  

  I'm always looking for space-saving ideas in the suburban veg plot. It's not the largest of growing areas - 8 square metres of raised beds, a rhubarb patch and... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Tentative Salad Update

  

  Following my woeful salad year – in particular the second half of 2012, I am pleased to report that despite sowing salad leaf seeds 2 days before a downfall of... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Beginning and an End

  

  Potato chitting time has arrived again! My Apache potatoes arrived in the post yesterday, so I got them straight into egg boxes and into the cool spare room.... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• 2012 – the Year That Salad Forgot

  

  It has to be said that 2012 wasn't the best year for salad leaves. I started well, with a couple of small lettuces overwintered in the greenhouse and moving int... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Of Cataclysms and Croci, Destruction and Daffodils

  

  So, we have reached the deadline of 21/12/2012 and it seems that the world is still turning. Hey ho, at least I can get this blog post written now. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Sloely Does It

  

  At long last, we got around to making our 2012 sloe gin. Bearing in mind that the sloe picking was a month later than planned, this should come as no surprise. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Tulips on Twitter

  

  Everyone loves a freebie - especially if it's in the shape of tulip bulbs. So when I saw a tweet from the lovely bods at Spalding Bulbs offering tulip bulbs to... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Chill Sets in

  

  Brrrrrr! It was a bit parky out in the suburban veg plot today. But as the low low temperatures had temporarily made the swamp-like lawn firm enough to walk... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Out of Sight, out of Mind

  

  Oooops! I just found these in a neglected corner of my garden. Brassica plantlets (savoy cabbage, tuscan kale and early sprouting broccoli) that I moved out of... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Feeling Smug

  The sunshine this weekend proved something of a boon in the suburban veg plot. I hit the garden with great enthusiasm and a 'to do' list as long as your arm. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Christmas Sprouts

  

  So, my tomato and chilli harvest may have been disappointing this year but I already have high hopes for the winter crop of brussels sprouts. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Time for a Garden Tidy

  

  I'm trying to pretend that autumn isn't happening. In my head I'm sitting at the patio table with a Pimms in hand flicking through the latest Gardeners' World,... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• When I'm Not Gardening...

  

  I have a very good reason for my posts to have been a bit...shall we say...thin on the ground this summer. Yes, I was revising for my latest round of RHS exams... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• In a Jam

  

  Way back in 2010 I planted out a small tayberry plant that was well overdue a permanent home. My first mention of that small plant is here. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME