The garden has an interesting history which I've written about under the page tab next to this one. We had a tiny start up grant from the Mayor of London’s Capital Growth fund and got to work reclaiming what used to be the children’s gardening area and planting a mini-orchard – 8 fruit trees so far. Each year I like to experiment with new varieties and in 2011 I grew Achocha (a south American spiny sweet pepper), perennial cauliflowers and purple french beans; this year I've got chillies, bell peppers, purple cosmic carrots, purple podded peas and dwarf red kidney beans. Edible flowers growing among the veg brighten up the garden and a variety of herbs are available for all to pick. Parsley, rosemary and thyme are the most popular with the more unusual herbs (monarda, sweet cicely, celery leaf, lime mint, dill and fennel) left to me.
I started to write about the 'York Rise Growers’ in order to share our food growing progress. This blog has now evolved to be a space to share my photographs, my gardening thoughts, an occasional book review, and a few recipes as I try different or new ways to cook the produce - or just a jolly nice cake.
Thanks for stopping by!
Nobody has ever said you talk to much. Mostly cause they don't get a chance to say anything. Very nice piece.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely bit of writing Caro and very interesting.Is there anything more boring than someone with nothing to say? One just has to learn to listen and talk at the same time, it's an advanced skill but achieveable with practise!
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Now you've got me wondering who you are 'Anonymous'!! Thanks (I think) and well, someone has to fill the silences!
ReplyDeleteLucky Sue, thank you for your comments on my writing. (I do enjoy writing this blog!) I hope that my conversational skills are improving all the time (i.e. listening as well!) Caro x
Hi Caro
ReplyDeleteI've just found your great blog and wanted to say hello because I am literally just round the corner on Chetwynd Road (no 35)! My flat is quite easily recognisable from the tomatoes and squash on the window sills. Do come and say hello one day it would be great to meet.
Mark
www.verticalveg.org.uk
I love the idea if people getting together to make a productive garden. I think it's the way to go in these austere times and it makes more of a community. Another lark... do you live with an owl too?
ReplyDeletePS Caro It's good to see what you look like and to know that you're not really an explanation mark!
Hi Janet, I confess I do have an owl living with me - in the shape of my teenage son! I used to get some me time in the evenings when he was little, now the mornings are mine, all mine! It's a great time of day to get outdoors although, in the summer, I do both ends of the day if I can. It will be interesting to see if the explanation mark appears when I post this reply - my picture disappeared when I installed the coding for the pink reply boxes.
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