Articles on: Food

Once you invite chamomile in, it becomes a faithful friend. Returning year after year, at first almost undetected as their tiny seeds nestle between the soil particles and the little plants...

I’ve had a few conversations lately with people looking to grow edible flowers for the first time or intentionally wanting to add flowers they grow into dishes. Since edible flowers was my previous...

I once heard a chef on Radio 4 say that to make pesto you can use any green herb, any nuts and any cheese. The other guests on the culinary programme gasped in horror at such a controversial...

"When gorse is out of bloom, kissing is out of season". What a lovely expression. Thankfully, gorse is in boom pretty much all year round and at some times of the year they seem to be the only...

During my time growing and selling edible flowers it was a real dream come true for me to to work with extremely talented food and drink professionals and and to see my flowers being used for...

The rain set in early at the weekend despite the forecast saying it would stay dry until late afternoon. I could have predicted the morning downpour though, just by looking at the roses. Let me...

I'm not saying we're desperately clinging on to summer but.... These edible flowers and fruit ice lollies are making these late summer days feel very sunny indeed. They're a good one to make with...