Snowdrops – a beautiful sight
Their scientific name is Galanthus but we know them much better as the simple snowdrop and they are one of the first flowers of the year to come into bloom. Their name comes from the Greek gala and an ...
GARDENING
An on this farm there was a pig – and a perfect microcosmic eco-system
Joyce Glasser reviews The Biggest Little Farm (November 29, 2019), Cert. PG, 91 min. John and Molly Chester are not the people you want to hang out with if your cactus plant dies or your monthly veget ...
Foraging for food
According to the Meteorological Calendar we have just entered autumn, which means that summer has left us for another year. For many of us it doesn’t feel like we have had much of a summer this year w ...
Garden ponds: how to maintain them
Do you have a pond in your garden? Either as an ornamental feature, or if you are lucky enough to have a large garden, as an integral part of your garden landscape? If you do then autumn, which is now ...