The Armchair Traveller

Here is week five of my quest to grow iris’, aren’t they doing well

I am wondering when my Iris’ will reach the clouds like Jack’s beanstalk did, they are growing so much faster than I expected them to! They just keep growing and growing and there is no stopping them! Thank you to my gardening expert, Lynsey, for your helpful opinion on my flowers, I will be taking your [...]

“Growing Instructions: Place the compost tablet in a separate container and add approximately 250ml of water to allow the compost to swell. Place two-thirds of the compost in the ceramic container. Plant the bulbs pointed side up. Place the rest of the compost on top of the bulbs and press firmly. Place the ceramic container [...]

Well, we now have 4 very obvious buds poking out of the soil and 1 that looks as though it is nearly there! All very promising stuff

For Christmas Santa left a very interesting gift in my stocking – an ‘Easy to Grow Irises’ kit. This posed an interesting challenge to me. For those who know me well, you will recall that I am in no way a natural gardener, in fact, I am not really one for getting my hands dirty [...]

One of my friend’s New Year’s Resolution is to ‘Just do it’. She decided to start her resolution a day early so for New Year’s Eve a group of us were invited to her flat for a dinner party with a difference – a cooking lesson! My friend has always wanted to learn how to [...]