Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Apple, end and almanac.

1. The trick of slopping bottled lemon juice over apple slices to stop them browning.

2. In the hedge, withered sloes. Winter will end soon.

3. A few days late -- but we make time to look over the almanac for the month to see what to look out for in the sky and in the garden this month.

Magnolia, no coat and weeding.

1. The drifts of pink and white petals drying in the gutters and flattened on to the pavement suggest that the magnolia on the corner of Bel...