Is there anything more summery than a fruit tart? (well other than the healthy alternative of simply fruit that is). As temperatures rise, nights draw longer & (hopefully) the sun begins to shine we are blessed with a plethora of colourful fruity offerings. It’s the season of preserving, foraging & green fingers. This year I’ve even …
After a slow, cold start to the growing season this year, it seems to have thrown harvesting periods into complete disarray. My sunflowers came & went in June, the tomatoes are only just ripening & the rhubarb is still going as strong as ever. The latter I’m not so sad about though. I’m very lucky …
As we wait for Spring to make its grand entrance, luckily we can still enjoy a pop of colour in these dreary winter days, all thanks to forced rhubarb season. Running right through from December until the end of March, bright & beautiful pink stems of rhubarb are available. Although technically a vegetable (seriously), we …
Pink Abundance Garden rhubarb, I have a crop that despite all odds returns to the bottom of my fascinating garden every year, greeting me with its joyous pink hue. I’m no gardening enthusiast by any means but I can’t help but be impressed with the perseverance of nature right outside my back door. Over the …
