Gardening Tips And Advices All Year Round
The first signs of autumn are appearing here in Oxford. Though it is late summer, the herbaceous border has much to offer with many deep strong autumnal colour. 
In particular dahlias are offering great value.
So the weekend started well, with plenty of sun and a visit from the very charming Richard Swann, Demeter man and editor of bi-annual biodynamic journal Star and Furrow, talking about our plans and planting. Ended less well, with stupid, impatient, greedy me being crippled with cramps (of which, more later).
Yet another stunning flashback calendula
The best bit of the weekend, though, was working again with Howard.
LET ME GUESS: You sometimes say, “I don’t have time for … “ even though you’re referring to something you really want to do. Where do the hours, days, weeks, garden seasons go? “And I Shall Have Some Peace There”—the book I call my dropout memoir, about walking away from my career to make time for things I’d postponed for decades—is now in what’s called “pre-sale,” a phenomenon deriving from successes like Harry Potter and iPads, so I’m going with the flow. It has a proper website–Version 2.0–with new stuff, such as its video, its soundtrack (crazy, huh? but you know me…), and more. (I
