French beans
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
I prefer the taste of these to that of runner beans. The plants don't cop for long, but they are fabulous wh...
Courgette
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
A staple plant in our garden. Two plants are more than sufficient for a small family, cropping for several months.
asparagus
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo
Planted crowns last year, so still a way to go before we'll see a healthy crop.
Celeriac
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
I'll be attempting celeriac this year, mainly because this vegetable was so difficult to get hold of in the ...
Garlic
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
In the ground since the end of January, and already showing well in the first week of March.
Curly Kale
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
This has continued to crop over the winter, and is a tasty (and cheap) treat for the pet rabbit!
Leeks
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
Last year's sowing was finally consumed in February - next year's will be going in very soon.
Peas
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
My six-year-old daughter absolutely loves peas, so very few of them make it to the dinner table. Between her and...
Chillies
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
I love chillies. The plants can look very ornamental and, as long as there is a decent summer, they will crop he...
Potatoes
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
Went a bit mad last year, with over 50 plants. Scaling back a bit this year. I haven't bought seed potatoes ...
Hosta
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
Squash
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
Butternut squash do well in the garden, but last year's star was a Sweet Dumpling plant which produced about...
Broad beans
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
The best bean of all. I like to get these very well established in root trainers before transplanting them to a ...
Turnips
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
Not everyone's cup of tea, but as they are a good early crop, I think it's well worth setting aside a pa...
Rosemary
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
We have a huge, leggy rosemary plant, which should really be disposed of and replaced with a new bush, but someh...
Sweetcorn
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo
A wonderful crop if the weather is good. Two days sun, one day rain seems to be ideal...
Dahlia
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia (various).
Flag Iris
Added on 5 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo
Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris.
Lobelia
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 0 photos
Genus: Lobelia.
Species: lobelia.
Lupin
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo
Genus: Lupinus.
Species: Lupinus.
poppy
Added on 5 Mar, 2009 | 1 photo
Genus: Papaver.
Species: papaver.
Various varieties seem to spring up spontaneously in the garden...
ornamental redcurrant
Added on 1 Apr, 2009 | 1 photo
Genus: Ribes.
Species: Ribes sanguinem.
Beautiful flowers, shame about the smell...
Sedum
Added on 1 Apr, 2009 | 1 photo
Genus: Sedum.
Species: Sedum.
Note sure of the variety of this plant, but three clumps in the garden add some reliable colour every year.
Tulip
Added on 3 Mar, 2009 | 2 photos
Genus: Tulipa.
Species: Tulipa (various).
