Tag: mediterranean

Jewel lilies

Posted on 11th October 201911th October 2019 by Sally_Empire

I’ve kept a couple of pots of nerines for some time, but didn’t really know much about them, so I grabbed a chance to visit the Nerine Exhibition at Exbury Gardens in Hampshire along with fellow Garden Media Guild members.

Chickpeas – bring a taste of the Mediterranean into the veg garden

Posted on 13th March 201913th September 2019 by Sally_Empire

For the last few years I have been growing chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) and had a bumper crop in 2018 as the weather was perfect for them. Chickpeas come from the Mediterranean and beyond, so like it warm and dry and