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and potatoes ready to harvest before the blight. I too have noticed a massive yield of blackberries to go with the gigantic yield of apples. I made a huge pot of soup all from produce from the garden today - quite yummy. Sugar peas are great, not just

and replaced all the fencing, i wanted something that would quickly hide the 'new fence' look. Along one side I have a quick growing honeysuckle that is thriving and along the back i have another honeysuckle and a cematis, blossom tree and a small apple tree

as there is no point attracting insects? It will be such a shame to take them out, but they only went in as Foxgloves are o good for wildlide. Thanks for any replies PS. Sorry for all the spelling mistakes - damn tiny screen on my blackberry...! I certainly wouldn

attention-span. I now watch Beechgrove Gardens on BBC Scotland (Wednesdays) for the kind of sensible down-to-earth advice we used to get with Alan Titchmarsh and Geoff Hamilton. i was gutted when monty stood down last series, he was my inspiration to grow

,Plums,Cherry, Rhubarb, Blueberries,Blackcurrant, Blackberry and Raspberries all sourced from the £ shop or similar . Most cost a £, the trees were only £5.  I'm so excited, I look at them all at least three times a day, all appear happy, me as well.  I have even learnt

Golden Rod, lovely for cut flowers. I can't seem to grow it in my garden, the slugs get it before it has a chance to grow to any size. They'll be digging the grass up next, isn't grass pollen a big problem? I am sure we never used to have so many allergy

was, when I was about 5, eating all the blackberries and being sick. Never mind doing bad things when I was a kid - how about as an adult  Jess is in the Garden wrote (see) Never mind doing bad things when I was a kid - how about as an adult  Now

? I'm a keen gardener and most of my borders are devoted to growing mainly veg as well as fruit. Hi I planted many small fruit trees last winter and only a few are producing leaves. These are half way down the main trunk but above the graft, the top

in the year as ive done this year they will have good time to root ie ive taking fuchsias penstomens and planted up small spring bulbs in to module trays for spring colour they are growing at an fast pace so thats wat will happen hopefully

of sloe gin. Though the person who provided me with the sloes has moved away, so I have had to make damson gin this year. I am now wondering if I should grow my own. Would it take years for a plant to yield sufficient berries to make a small brew? Didn