what's in season: october

windfall apples, October 2015 Apples Behold the apples’ rounded worlds: juice-green of July rain, the black polestar of flowers, the rind ma...

what's in season: september

wild brambles (about 20 feet from my front door!) Blackberry-Picking Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries...

what's in season: august

a red pepper dragonfly! Crimson pepper pod add two pairs of wings, and look darting dragonfly. Basho 1644-94 I was ambling around the inter...

what's in season: july

pink gooseberries from my garden - July 2015 We are having a heatwave and at the moment my garden feels a little tropical. It is not just be...

what's in season: june

a june rose from my garden My garden is lush at the moment, overgrown with rampant roses, honeysuckle and elderflowers. I know I should prob...

what's in season: may

purple sprouting broccoli Yet again, May has got off to a bit of a grey start - the sky over London is a murky shade of gunmetal. Last nig...

what's in season: april

scented clematis armandii - April 2015 April Rain Son Let the rain kiss you Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops Let th...

what's in season: march

spring garlic and the green shoots of recovery! Helloooooo. I'm back! Which might be a strange thing to say if you hadn't noticed I...