Good Gardening Tips for September
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
29 August 2012
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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
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.
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
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
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
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 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
“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
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
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
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
Birds have the ability to brighten even the dullest times. It is just another winter’s day along the River Severn, just north of Bridgnorth. The
A gorgeous mix of melting cheese and tasty Spanish sausage, wrapped in a ham parcel. We have chosen this super tasty Tapas dish with all
The long, dark nights at this time of year provide ample opportunity for catching up on some reading. There is a wonderful book entitled, ‘The
There’s still plenty of colour to be found from indoor houseplants, a poinsettia from Christmas will give colour throughout January and February, so long as
Watch out Jack Frost is about! December is the perfect time to have a bit of a sort out. Get rid of those plants that
Shropshire is a wonderfully varied county but to find true mountain scenery one has to head west, for Wales. Snowdonia is a vast landscape of
Get Planting… While the weather is still mild remove summer bedding plants that have finished and replace them with autumn/winter bedding plants. This can include
Hotch Potch dates back to the 16th Century – the same period as The Feathers – and I love the versatility of this heart-warming dish.
2011 will certainly go down as a great year for fruits and nuts. Oak trees draped with deep brown acorns, hazel nuts hanging from hedgerows
Rain, rain… GO AWAY! With all the rain that we have had recently after a fairly dry summer, there is a good chance that your
As the days get colder we yearn for heartier dishes and what could be more suitable than the richness of flavour provided by game. We
Farmers working late into the night getting the last of the crops in; a bushy-tailed fox cub, now old enough to fend for himself, running
Ask your Butcher for a piece of Belly Draft, or if you are not from the Midlands, “Pork Belly”. Ask for it uncut, boned and
All around the countryside are ponds that have been dug to drain roads and housing estates, reservoirs created to supply drinking water. Even well-established lakes
