Another hot, dry, muggy week or so has flown by. As I type, rolling black clouds drop the occasional fleeting shower, but no real rain as of yet. Fingers and toes are crossed for a decent downpour. I’ve harvested some of my broad beans, delicious they were! It’s also been a fantastic year for garlic …
Well, it’s all about the good life this week. Elaine expressed her horror surprise on my last post as I told her I had never made jam. That was past tense! Due to my glut of plums I have now made POTS of the stuff, and I must say I was shocked to see how much sugar …
As it’s that time of the year when we’re all working away in our gardens, I thought I’d write a post about some of the UK’s most poisonous plants. Over five thousand people a year become ill through contact with plants, and the National Poisons Unit estimates that over ten people die, and hundreds are hospitalised …
