my oversize pumpkin – how long will it keep?
Marooned in the shed, my oversize pumpkin – how long will it keep?
Allotment
visual garden diary
sunny spring – allotment notes May 2025
a sunny spring produced lush leaves, fantastic herbs and loads of fruit
allotment magic summer 2024
the satisfying time of year when the allotment turns into a jungle
just sunflowers – weather-beaten but still smiling
a gallery of sunflowers, just for the record
colour fadeout – october garden note
Colour fadeout and weather-bedraggled, it’s the end of October on the allotment.
the long summer – allotment notes 2022
the long summer that went on and on
flowers in june – allotment notes 2022
perennial, biennial and super-keen leaves and herbs are all flowering
leaves in may – allotment notes 2022
allotment notes at the end of May, very green and leafy
the best plants – year 2 down the garden
This year’s big hits were definitely the companion plants which swallowed up most of the plot
Teasels are the best…
Teasels. Forget the veg, these are the best!
flowery down the garden
Low level on the allotment at the end of July… flowery and a rich colour palette.
infinite salad : leaves in June
Leafy and raggedy, and only confined by rusty metal, my allotment is looking good.