Apple trees are naturally big. The only thing that makes them small is if they are grafted onto a rootstock of a smaller member of the apple...
A Bramley apple tree, 15 years ago, bought on “dwarf rootstock”. It is now at upstairs bedroom height and the sparrows wave to me in the morning...
If, like me, you've ever been accused of being born in a barn and want to chat about it, remember, my door is always open.
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My dad became almost housebound as he got old and his neighbours were very kind and helped him in lots of practical ways. One way he repaid them...
As long as a long shoelace…
Also known as the mountain ash. A clue to the conditions that it normally grows in. Make sure that you keep it well watered and give it plenty of...
They lit up a room.
I’ve only ever done the one loop method, but trying the bunny ears method just now the knot always comes out squint with the bow at an angle to...
Yes, my mum was naturally sinister but was forced to be dextrous when she first arrived at infant school. And in those days “forced” involved a...
I don’t remember being taught how to tie my shoe laces but I do remember, still, the stress of being shown the utterly incomprehensible method of...
Maybe this?Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) - Woodland TrustI love the bit about Dr Bach’s flower remedies for people who are “in fear of...
I agree with Michael.
Privet flowers are the thing that take me back to my early childhood. Walking to primary school past the front gardens of little, terraced, red...
Rose Mme Grégoire Staechelin. Beautiful flowers, 4” across and the most wonderful, strong “rose” perfume. Seen here scrambling through a Pond’s...
Who watches doddery old women like me fumbling with packets of Camembert to see their expiry date then faffing about with their two pence pieces...
Why I am a vegetarian. Human beings are the cruellest of animals.
Blowing a gale since yesterday evening. The honeysuckle is flat on the floor, the clematis ditto. Which puts me in mind of this little ditty. A...
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