From soil to table and back again

Stories from the garden

Seasonal notes, honest experiments and a little inspiration from my greenhouse and garden in Devon.

Tomato plants growing inside a greenhouseReference photo: Being Organic in EU · Unsplash License

In the greenhouse

Making the most of a 12 m² greenhouse

The greenhouse is just 12 square metres, so every shelf and sunny patch has to earn its place.

12 August 2026 · 5 min read · Read story ↗
Trachycarpus fortunei palm in an ornamental gardenReference photo: Acabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0

Plant notes

A palm tree in a Devon garden

A palm tree is an unexpected sight in an English garden — and that is part of what makes this one interesting.

28 September 2026 · 4 min read · Read story ↗
Red leaves and stem of an Acer palmatum Japanese mapleReference photo: Jjw · CC BY-SA 3.0

Trees & foliage

The quiet character of Acer palmatum

A Japanese maple has a quieter presence than the garden’s palms and giant sequoia, but it still draws the eye.

28 September 2026 · 4 min read · Read story ↗
A giant Sequoiadendron giganteum towering over visitors in a California forestReference photo: MaxBrummer · CC BY-SA 4.0

Trees & shrubs

A giant sequoia among the rhododendrons

A giant sequoia, several kinds of rhododendron and a 12-square-metre greenhouse all share one garden.

28 September 2026 · 5 min read · Read story ↗