We are now at summer’s end. Days are noticeably shorter and there are fewer flowers and insects, but there are still many things to look at and enjoy. Not least are late flowering plants such as Ivy (and its attendant … Continue reading →
Those of us lucky enough to have gardens have been enjoying the recent spring sunshine, which is compensation for the current restrictions in our lives. Flowering Currant, Ribes sanguineum, is another of my favourite plants. My Dad grew it in … Continue reading →
Our Szechuan Pepper bush, Zanthoxylum simulans, is producing fruit for the first time. I first read about Szechuan Pepper ten years ago, when I bought Mark Diacono’s book “A Taste Of The Unexpected” (note 1). I wasn’t able to source a … Continue reading →