When I first started growing boysenberries and all those bramble type fruits I had a real problem determining what I should be pruning out and what I should be leaving. It sounds quite simple until you stand in front of that tangled mess that your Boysenberry has become and wonder where to start…. To make the winter prune a little easier I started tidying up the berries in the summer. Read More…
When I first started growing raspberries I had a real problem determining what I should be pruning out and what I should be leaving. It sounds quite simple until you stand in front of those canes and have to start cutting… Read More…
There’s nothing like a homegrown strawberry that has been left on the bush to achieve perfect ripeness. The smell of a really ripe strawberry, well there’s nothing like it really.
Strawberries are exceptionally easy to grow all they need is a good sunny site and you’re sure to be successful. Set out below are a few tips that have helped me grow loads and loads of strawberries. Read More…
Today is Monday here in Cordoba. No matter where you are in Europe, Monday is never a good day to be a tourist as so many attractions close on a Monday – however Gardens don’t so we had planned to visit the Alcazar today come rain or shine – luckily it was more the latter.
Cordoba is obviously immensely old, has amazing Cathedrals, Mosques and Museums but alongside them the most memorable thing for me were the old Orange trees that studded the narrow streets and filled the gardens with their glistening leaves. Read More…
