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1. Stews to cut the bills
Get Wokingham, Monday 8 December 2008‘No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, November’.
Thomas Hood might have added to a 2008 version of his poem... no money.
2. My festive berries are being eaten by fat pigeon
Get Wokingham, Friday 21 November 2008Gardening at this time of year is a bit like housework where you save yourself extra effort if you tidy as you go.
3. The garden expert who had no garden...
Get Wokingham, Thursday 13 November 2008Louise Hampden would peer into people’s gardens, green with envy because she didn’t have one.
4. Trade locally to beat the crunch
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 29 October 2008There is one R-word on the lips of these leading businessmen and women and it is not recession but Reading.
5. Autumn colour feast!
Get Wokingham, Friday 3 October 2008The tree that colours most attractively in my garden is the Amelanchier canadensis, an extraordinarily pretty little tree which earns its keep with flowers and berries in my tiny back garden.
6. Now’s the time to pull on the wellies – and garden
Get Wokingham, Friday 26 September 2008Last Monday saw the vernal equinox and from now until the spring our nights will be longer than the days.
7. Flower ’bout opening your garden to public?
Get Wokingham, Friday 8 August 2008It takes a particular kind of gardener to decide to open his or her garden to the public.
8. Good scents prevail – as borough blooms blossom
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 29 July 2008The borough council’s parks and gardening staff have been giving me great pleasure recently.
9. Yet another snail in the coffin of my aubergines
Get Wokingham, Friday 20 June 2008Vigilence in the vegetable plot is what is needed at the moment – always a hard task for the weekend gardener.
10. Salad days
Get Wokingham, Monday 19 May 2008Salad picked fresh from the garden is one of the pleasures of summer.