I bought a sandwich and as I sat down to eat it, the first thing I did was remove the tomatoes. My husband looked at me baffled and said “I thought you liked tomatoes love?” The thing is I do love tomatoes, I love to grow them and I love to eat them. However I…
Daring to be Different – The NEW Trend
The way we grow our fruit and veg these days is changing and it’s exciting. No longer is it cool to just grow your own. We want more. And by more I mean we want choice, variety, something funky and different. We want new colours, new shapes. The quirky old schooler in forms of heritage…
Operation Cottage Garden – Phase 2
If you read the first instalment of ‘Operation Cottage Garden’ you will know Phase 2 is all about the Courtyard. I have been building and rambling on about this for a while now. The thing is this project got slightly delayed due to A. running out of funds and B. having to work fulltime in winter, which…
PLOT2PLATE – Chard, Squash & Chickpea Curry
Welcome to the first instalment of the PLOT2PLATE series. There is nothing better than good food and when you’ve grown that good food yourself it’s even more satisfying, let alone tastier. As most will be aware if you follow my blog I have an allotment and a kitchen garden too, in which I grow my own…
Groseeds……….. I think I love you!!
I think I’ve just fallen a little head over heels for the new seed kids on the block. I know everyone gets a little over excited about receiving their new seeds especially at the beginning of a brand new year, but there is something a little more special about these seeds and this seed provider….
Brightest Blessings for 2017
Well this is officially it, the last day of the year and what a year it has been. Although, it was slow to get going for The Bohemian Raspberry especially with this blogging lark. I must say, I am actually throughly enjoying it. That is mainly down to you lovely lot for your support and…
Operation Cottage Garden
Ever since I can remember I have always had a weakness for Cottage gardens. If someone said to me picture the most beautiful garden ever, it most certainly wouldn’t be the many modern gardens of today with their contemporary lines and features, they just don’t do it for me they’re just too groomed and sleek….
Happy New Year, let’s save the world!
When I was a little girl I had this ambition that I was going to steal (yes I said steal, but I meant borrow) the milkman’s two tier milk float and fill it with lots of foods I helped my grandad grow and drive to Africa to feed all the starving people! I remember fondly the…
10 Amazing Annual Cutflowers I can’t live without + Giveaway!
If you read my previous blog “Beginners Guide to Growing Cutflowers” then you’ve most likely been waiting for this follow-up post, “Top 10 Annual Cutflowers I can’t Live Without”? Apologies for the delay, but here it is! As I mentioned in my previous post growing from seed and growing annuals are where you really get…
What you can see if you just look!
Over the last few weeks I’ve not really had the time to get some hours in at the allotment. There’s been lots going on, we’ve had the birth of my first nephew, weddings, birthdays, college and spending some quality time with family. It’s ok though because all my jobs will still be waiting for me…
The Bohemian Raspberry 