Rooting herbs to carry them through winter

For the last few years I’ve been buying herbs to plant in my herb bed to replace the ones that don’t make it through the winter, which, aside from chives and oregano that reseeds itself, means buying new thyme, rosemary, and a particular variety of dwarf culinary sage that I really like and have only…

White Wine & Herb Jelly

Well if today is any indication, winter is practically upon us (what the hey?? SNOW??). But I have a couple more canning tricks up my sleeve. A few years ago I made a white wine and herb jelly which is really lovely for using as a glaze on roasted meats, or to serve with a…

It’s come a long, long way

I inherited this garden when I first started seeing my partner. When we met, I was living in a second story apartment of a house, with only a tiny patio and a garden in pots. He’d been living in this house for probably about ten years, since his great aunt was moved into a long-term…