NEWS & TIPS FOR DECEMBER 2022 Christmas is almost here and a welcome end to what has been a very hard year for most of us. So it’s important to use this holiday well and celebrate... December 2022 Read more
NEWS & TIPS FOR NOVEMBER 2022 I had expected this newsletter to announce the much-anticipated arrival of summer bulbs - unfortunately it seems I missed the ordering window - which is two or so months before... November 2022
NEWS & TIPS FOR OCTOBER 2022 The Niwa scientists have announced that we are in the midst of a marine heatwave. A warm sea so early is a portent of a hot summer. How hot is... September 2022
NEWS & TIPS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022 I notice the change of season not by the thermometer but by light and air. I know spring is here when the sunlight is clearer, like looking out a freshly... September 2022
NEWS & TIPS FOR AUGUST 2022 There isn’t much I don’t enjoy about winter. The often inclement weather provides a ready excuse not to venture out into the garden (for all those pesky tidying chores) or... August 2022
NEWS & TIPS FOR MAY 2022 Winter has announced its arrival with frosty mornings and chilly evenings and you know what the start of winter marks - seed potato season and that is surely something to... May 2022