Heirloom varieties of summer vegetables
Ginny Clayton discovers that many heirloom varieties of vegetables can still be found today.
Tag: "Ginny’s Herbs"
Sep 20, 2011 | 0 comments
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Strawberries – everyone’s favourite
Ginny Clayton tells us how to grow great strawberries and shares her pick of the bunch.
Aug 23, 2011 | 0 comments
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Helping our honey bees survive
Ginny Clayton discovers that there are many herbs and plants in our gardens which will aid the survival of our endangered honey bee.
Jun 30, 2011 | 0 comments
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Endives & Chicories
by Ginny Clayton Chicories and endives are among the Italians’ favourite vegetables – they have been around for centuries and still cannot be surpassed for goodness. They are classed as a ‘bitter’ vegetable, which are types that we need to eat to keep healthy, along with the sweeter vegetables, and contain lots of vitamins and […]
Apr 18, 2011 | 0 comments
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The Amazing Way Herbs Work
By Ginny Clayton It never ceases to amaze me the way nature has found ways to put the herbal properties in plants. Here are some of the herbs with different ways the properties are found. Stevia (the sugar herb) is an easy one to start with- it is such a great help to people who […]
Mar 24, 2011 | 0 comments
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Cherimoyas
There are quite a few subtropical fruits being grown up here in the north now- it is now quite normal to have a fruiting banana palm in your backyard! Cherimoyas, cousin of the custard apple, also do well. The cherimoya is a ‘back to front’ tree, having its leaves in winter, and none in summer. […]
Nov 08, 2010 | 2 comments
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The home health kit in your garden! by Ginny Clayton
There is a huge interest now in the ancient ways of healing through herbs. Here are a few of the ways people cured themselves in the home from their gardens. Bergamot and catnip were very useful taken as teas with sage added as an extra for any aches and strains. Acne, just as much a […]
Nov 17, 2009 | 0 comments
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Comfrey- one of nature’s multipurpose herbs by Ginny Clayton
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a very important herb, with many attributes. It has been around a very long time, and is still very important for us today. It is a winter dormant perennial herb, providing lots of lovely lush green leaves for use in summer, and pink bell-like flowers which are loved by bees. It […]
Oct 05, 2009 | 0 comments
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