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Lemon verbena

By Jekka McVicar on 28/03/2008 14:38:00

growth - exactly what is needed for use in the kitchen.The leaves have a wonderful lemon sherbet scent and flavour, with a rough texture. For this reason they're best either chopped up very finely or used to make an infusion in oil, vinegar or water


Chelsea Flower Show: judgement day

By Jekka McVicar on 20/05/2008 14:57:00

in the display would keel over or break. Last night I woke up at 1am wondering if I remembered to water the angelica. I can't wait for the judging to be over so we can all relax. This last week we've been battling with the heat, which has nearly driven me mad


Frogs, frogspawn, slugs and cats

By Jekka McVicar on 29/02/2008 14:46:00

when I was walking around the farm I found a huge clump of frogspawn in a fast-drying section of the pond, so we lifted it and moved it to a ditch near by which was partially shaded with a good supply of fresh water. This is important as it can take


Delivering plants to Chelsea

By Jekka McVicar on 16/05/2008 17:19:00

, for insurance, take a few photographs. It's then taken down and we tidy each selected plant. With some plants we have to tie up loose branches so that they are not damaged in transit. We also make sure that each plant is well watered before packing.This year I


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