Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pie
This recipe is delicious and relatively easy to make. We have it on Sundays with roast potatoes ( Red Roosters of course), and veg from the garden, green cabbage and sprouting broccoli.
Cornwall Garden Blog: Welcome!
Trailing Petunia Propagation
If you want a great summer display of trailiing Petunias, then you really do need to get your plants ready now. We normally buy plug plants in March/April and grow them on in pots ready for planting out..
Mushy Peas
Grow and cook your own mushy peas .. way better than the stuff in cans ! , this article shows how to grow them, cook them, and a great recipe to go along – Cheese and Onion pie.
Sweet Potato Tart
A tasty and easy to prepare recipe of shortcrust pastry based lined with red onion, sweet potato, spinach, and cheddar cheese topped with stilton. Serve with French fries and a salad.
Plants in flower December 2011
2011 has been unusually mild so far, and a quick walk round the garden shows the following plants – still in flower at the end of December
Gardening Presents for Xmas
As a keen gardener, I’d much rather receive garden related presents rather than the inevitable socks. Below we list some presents that any gardener would truly appreciate to receive for Xmas.
Eden Project September 2011
We’ve not been to the Eden Project, near St Austell in Cornwall, since last year, so when we had the opportunity this week we of course jumped at it !
If you’ve never been before then all I can say is, if you’re into gardening you need to ! ( just don’t go in peak season ).
National Dahlia Collection
I’ve lived in Cornwall for the last 10 years, and it wasn’t until last year that I found out that I’ve been driving past the National Dahlia collection virtually every day !
Trailing Petunias
Trailing Petunias are guaranteed to make an amazing display every year. As long as you feed them regularly you can have a display from June until October
Paul Sheffield and Mousehole Open Gardens Day
It was the annual Paul, Sheffield, Trevithal and Moushole open gardens day on Saturday 18th June 2011, and local garden owners opened up their gardens to benefit Paul Church and Mousehole school. Check out some pictures from the gardens here.
Companion Planting
By carefully choosing which plants to put together, you can provide natural protection and boost the growth of your plants without recourse to chemicals, this article gives an introduction to companion planting.
