I am very much into preserving right now, and with my excess plums, I have made an adaptation of Delia Smith’s recipe for Old Dowerhouse Plum Chutney. As I didn’t have any tomatoes to hand, I left ...

A fabulous recipe for Victoria Plum Jam, which is a wonderful preserve to make in the early Autumn when these plums are ready to pick. A fabulous recipe for Victoria Plum Jam, which is a wonderful ...

Designing Your Garden for Wildlife—But Keeping Them Outside. But, you can keep the animals that visit outside, with clever ...

Duvet Day Breakfast in Bed – with homemade Victoria Plum Jam and Lincolnshire Plum Bread, and a fabulous Simba Hybrid® Duvet. Duvet Day Breakfast in Bed – with homemade Victoria Plum Jam and ...

Mrs Hall’s Yorkshire Dales High Tea – A proper Yorkshire High Tea, just like Mrs Hall serves in James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small We’ve just returned from a break to the Yorkshire Dales, ...

Autumn presents unique advantages for planting. The soil retains warmth from summer, providing a conducive environment for root growth. Pests are less active, reducing the need for chemical ...