At the end of 2010, six of us formed a planting sub-committee to decide what to plant in Grapes Hill Community Garden in Norwich. We selected our favourite plants and Lara Hall, the Landscape Architect who designed the garden’s hard … Continue reading →
This morning the sun was shining but the temperature was several degrees below freezing as I walked into the centre of Norwich. I passed a group of Alexanders plants on a street corner, doubled up in the cold like a … Continue reading →
Sometimes there are plants we like so much that we try to grow them wherever we go. For the Romans in Britain, it was Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) and, less fortunately Ground Elder (Aegopogon podagraria). For me, it is Sweet Cicely, … Continue reading →