Gardening Tips for December
December can be a quiet time in the garden, but there are plenty of tidying up jobs to do, and lots of houseplants to keep
26 November 2012
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December can be a quiet time in the garden, but there are plenty of tidying up jobs to do, and lots of houseplants to keep
You know when you have a meal so delicious that it stays with you the next day? Well, days after tasting the Secreto Iberico –
Having recently heard, for another year of a number of suspected antifreeze poisoning cases in the Bridgnorth area, we are deeply concerned and therefore want
I leave Bridgnorth on a typical cool autumnal morning, the sky heavy with cloud. As I drive north through Shropshire, the weather slowly improves. By
Winter is fast approaching now, that’s if it’s not already arrived and it’s time to make sure that anything tender has been covered up or
Stomach ulcers are becoming increasingly recognised as a significant problem in all types of horses undertaking a wide variety of activities. Until comparatively recently they
Autumn is the season of wood fires and fiery sunsets. As the sun drops the sky seems to take on a texture all of its
Autumn is just around the corner . . . With the first frosts likely any time now, it’s time to sort out the garden for
Anna Kayiatou, who jointly owns The Feathers at Brocton with chef husband Paul, had a lot of fun designing the interior décor of this 15th
The human mind is a complex and wonderful thing. Some images can automatically trigger emotions and actions. For some people, the mere sight of certain
If we get a nice spell towards the end of August and into September, the chances are that a lot of the earlier flowering perennials
Traditionally, Beef Wellington uses the whole fillet of beef – the problem with this is that the pastry invariably burns before the meat inside is
A trackway is defined as, a path formed by the repeated treading of people or animals. Since civilisation began, humans would have needed to travel
Tubs and baskets need watering daily if the weather is dry, preferably first thing in the morning or in the evening to avoid scorching leaves.
Summer is in bloom. Walk through the countryside in late May and there is a heady mix of different smells to greet the senses. Some
There’s still time to pot up your hanging baskets, tubs and plant out your summer bedding plants. As it’s now turned out to be a
Hopefully. when you read this article in the May edition of What’s What!, our typically British and unpredictable weather will have changed for the better
With the changing of the clocks and the lengthening days of spring, I set myself the challenge of walking from some of the lowest ground
‘The children love helping me prepare their evening meals, so when they got home from school one afternoon recently, we decided to adapt a recipe
“This is a fresh and fragrant dish to welcome in the brighter days, a taste of sunshine on a plate! It’s a new addition to
With Easter rapidly approaching, now’s the time to get out into the garden… Prepare If you haven’t already done so, apply a general purpose fertilizer
The landscape around Chorley, near Bridgnorth, folds into gentle hills. Sheep-grazed pasture and timber-framed cottages, lost in time, give the area a typically ‘English’ feel.
Vibrant green shoots bursting through the earth; rustling, billing and cooing in the branches. After a long, dark Winter, Spring is on its way –
No two sunsets are ever the same. Hill tops, hedges and valleys are bathed in shades of orange, red and purple as the sun releases
This is the most popular dish from our ‘Casserole Club’ – which is available at Brookes Bar within the hotel. It’s perfect just as it
February is the time to finish all those clearing up jobs and get yourself ready to start the new season as soon as the weather
