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, crowned with a plume of pungent green leaves. A beauty. And it became an equally fine supper, transformed by a mild cheese sauce into a lovely au gratin.Still, the next batch is underway already. The seeds were sown in a seed tray indoors, rather than

, and are therefore infertile, which means they won't set seed. They're bred to be pollen-free, so you can bring them indoors without pollen dropping all over your window sills. New varieties are introduced each year, like 'Peach Passion', which is not only pollen

What a freezing start to 2009 it's been. It's absolutely perishing down here in Bath and must be almost unbearable further north, or east for that matter. The watering can outside my back door is solid with ice and even the curly kale is looking

, the RSPB's annual garden bird survey. The survey is intended to provide a 'snapshot' of bird populations around the country, and helps to identify any species that appear to be in decline.I very much enjoyed sitting nice and warm indoors, cup of tea in hand

elsewhere in the garden. Even raise a new wood stack around them. Anything found indoors, disturbed by the central heating, can be let go into an unheated shed or outhouse where they will settle back down again until temperature and day length switch

) the pots won't need bringing indoors over winter. Over the years I've amassed quite a collection. So why is it that so many of them have broken?Admittedly we've had a colder winter than in recent years, but it wasn’t that cold, and I live in Hampshire

't get caught out by cold winds and chilly nights. Although they're quite small, they'll grow like mad once planted, and will need plenty of room. I usually only put a couple of plants in a 1.2m by 3m bed - any more than that and they start getting out

from his garden...So, yes, it's a great mix of indoors and out, advice, chats, book signings, glorious gardens and of course the ‘RHS Floral Marquee’, which could all too easily empty my bank account. Lucky really that I'm being kept so busy!

It's been lovely to have some proper summer weather so early in the season. Everything seems to have started growing apace, both indoors and out. Weeds and wanted plants alike have been spurting upwards and outwards.It's a job to know where to start

in daylight until nearly 10pm, I now find that it is dark outside whilst I sit at the laptop and do a bit of writing. Now, as I sit with the French windows wide open, it really is very dark out there, but every now and then I catch a glimpse of a pale shape