Derek

#AD Welcome to the Windowsill Gardening Revolution! This is a reminder that you can grow food anywhere in…

Growing my own vitamin D with this inoculated shiitake mushroom log that I got for Christmas from @fauxrob &…

If you pick up the September issue of @growyourownmag you will see my smiley face in there somewhere amongst…

“When gorse is out of flower, kissing is out of fashion” 🌼 Luckily, gorse has a habit of flowering for much…

Did you know that this tree is so feared that people have actually diverted roads to avoid it? For…

Tomato Tuesday. If, like me, you’re fed up with people eating all the tomatoes you grow, try growing…

I found this growing about 20 feet above my head… 🍄🌳 According to Irish folklore maybe I should have left…

This is forbidden fruit 🚫 Or at least according to Irish folklore you might want to think twice ☘️ This…

From hedgerow to jar 🍂 Elderberries Rosehips Nettle seeds A little honey Foraged, simmered & bottled 🌿 A…

Did you visit @rutlandflowershow this year? 🌿🌸 I got tickets for my birthday and we had such a lovely day…

Hard to beat a crumble made almost entirely from the garden 🍐🌿 These pears and rhubarb were both…

Did you know you can grow your own toffee?? Well… meet the Pheasant Berry or the Himalayan Honeysuckle If…

Five flowers every garden should grow for pollinators 🌸🐝🦋 🌼 Oxeye daisy: one flower attracts hoverflies…

One of my favourite plants to stumble across in summer… meadowsweet If you find damp riverbanks or woodland…

How to make a lavender pouch to enjoy the relaxing scent of winter later in the year With a handful of…

A quick harvest after popping down to tick off some quick jobs in my garden and I noticed something ready to…

I spotted this incredible hummingbird hawk moth feeding on the soapwort growing beside my chicken coop. It’s…

RHS Chelsea is famous for is big show gardens that are meant to inspire other designers and gardeners to try…

If you only have room for one pollinator-friendly plant, lavender has to be near the top of the list. 🌿🐝…

We just found a mushroom that was supposedly ‘too rude’ for the Victorians… 🍄😂 Meet the Common stinkhorn…

This is pineapple weed… and yes, it really does smell like pineapple! 🍍 You’ll probably have walked past it…

#ad Here’s my tried & tested scientific guide to surviving a heatwave (results may vary if you actually try…

Believe or not but tucked inside an industrial site in Nottingham, England, is a woodland filled which…

Elderflower season is here, unlocking lots of great recipes and a little bit of magic 🌿✨ These lovely white…