Ready, steady, grow
April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes. If the past few days have been anything to go by May will be colourful. For me Easter marks the […]
vegetables
our new normal?
The garden continues to be the constant in our lives. The beds need weeding, the lawn needs mowing, the seedlings need thinning, the climbing roses need tying in, the garden […]
Waiting for spring
The garden has been snow-covered and frozen, water-logged and swampy and that’s just been in the past week! Hopefully now that we are well into March and quickly approaching spring […]
Harvest time
September is about new beginnings and moving on. The light is different and the temperature has changed; the traffic is terrible, the roadworks are increasing and the kids are back […]
New beginnings
Harvest is a time of new beginnings, as the long hot summer draws to a close, the hum of traffic increases as schools return to their academic routines and the […]
Are you summer?
Wow! What a few weeks it has been. Gloriously warm temperatures, big blue skies, t-shirts and sun hats, winter a lifetime away – spring has really arrived, eventhough it feels […]
It feels like spring
Well, we’ve had snow, sunshine and rain and with the time change this weekend it really is beginning to feel like spring. I’m enjoying the flashes of colourful bulbs in […]
All about bulbs
Well we’ve been on a roller coaster with the weather over the past few weeks. The Indian summer lasted beautifully through the end of September and with the arrival of […]
La ferme de Budé
Right in the heart of Petit-Saconnex and nestled between the local primary school and a number of residential apartment blocks is a gem of an organic farm with a food market. […]
growing tomatoes
The arrival of June brings with it the increase in temperatures that we have all been waiting for. With this heat comes the tremendous increase of growth in the vegetable […]
a chilly start to May
This morning while sitting at my desk I admired the dexterity of a blue tit flitting from branch to branch on my roses enjoying a delicious breakfast of tiny green […]
at long last spring
At long last spring has arrived. Once the time changes it really is all systems go for those of us who love to garden. That extra hour of daylight from […]
kale and other seeds
There has been a tremendous increase in kale over the past few years. It has been identified as a “superfood” and no wonder with its high fibre structure and high […]
time to think about beans
Last year I had a bumper crop of beans. I gave in to my family who were tired of the pretty minature purple variety “Velours” that I been growing for […]