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Houseplant Hall of Shame
It’s been an odd year here, and I have completely failed to keep on top of the garden and lots of plants suffered as a result. But even more neglected are the houseplants, many of which were imported from a lovely existence in an office when I started to work from home, and miss their regular care, air-conditioning and office lighting. This morning I have spent some considera

Garden Organic Urgent Appeal 2009
The Vegetable Way Garden at Garden Organic HQ “Today I am contacting you to appeal to your generosity – with the hope that vital projects can avoid being shelved indefinitely. My request is a matter of real urgency, and to save postage costs I have taken the unprecedented step of sending this message to you by email. Without our valued Members and support

UFOs too - Unidentified Fungal Objects
Over the past couple of weeks Pete and I have been watching the progress of a giant mushroom (toadstool?) growing in the garden. It’s lucky that it has a safe place to grow &

Tea break?
The Japanese Tea House at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons I’ve been a tea drinker since before I could walk, I should think. I certainly can’t remember a time before I drank tea. I’m a big fan of the black stuff, and happy to drink the green stuff (and the white stuff), but not so content with herbal and fruit tisanes. I made a start a couple of years ago with lemon balm, but I tend to fi

Airplot UK
If you remember back to the end of July, one of the Big Green Blog Gathering Flash Mobs encouraged you to sign up for Airplot, the campaign to prevent another runway being built at Heathrow Airport by turning the proposed site into a huge allotment owned by thousands of people. The latest news on the campaign is that they’re planting a community orchard on the Airplot