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I am represented by Jane Graham Maw (jane@grahammawchristie.com) of literary agents Graham Maw Christie, for all my non-fiction books.

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The last apples are hanging on the trees in the or

The last apples are hanging on the trees in the orchard, looking a lot like Christmas baubles as it happens.

##herefordshire #smallholding #orchard #apples

Feeling the love for late-flowering plants this mo

Feeling the love for late-flowering plants this morning. A big thank you to the Marigolds, Salvia Bethellii, Chrysanthemum ‘Royal Command’, Nicandra physalodes, Viper’s-bugloss and good old Nasturtiums.

#countrygarden #herefordshire #autumnflowers

‘Dusking’ on the Malvern Hills as the sun goes dow

‘Dusking’ on the Malvern Hills as the sun goes down at Samhain. Big thanks to @hawthorn_and_hare_morris and @bowbrookbm for creating a magical event.

#samhain #morrisdancing #malvernhills

Couldn’t be more handsome tbf. #fredthelabrador #

Couldn’t be more handsome tbf.

#fredthelabrador #strikeapose #labrador #dogsofinstagram

Been on a boat to Staffa and saw many basalt colum

Been on a boat to Staffa and saw many basalt columns, dolphins swimming in our bow, and mountainous islands hazy in the sun. Also, less romantically, the island where Unity Mitford ended her days (Inch Kenneth). Love these islands.

#argyllandbute #mullandiona #whatididonmyholidays

A few days away on Mull which, despite lashings of

A few days away on Mull which, despite lashings of rain, is very beautiful indeed. Standing stones at Glengorm. Calgary Bay. Tomorrow, Iona!

Pic of sea @seahorsefloatingby

#whatididonmyholidays #isleofmull #islandlife #stonecircle #prehistory #megalithic

Over the summer, our local wildlife group, Cradley

Over the summer, our local wildlife group, Cradley Wild, joined forces with the village WI to run a campaign ‘Planters for Pollinators’, to celebrate 110 years of the national @womensinstitute It was such a a success that I thought I’d post about it here (plus it was my idea #boast)

We quickly hit the 110 planters target with all the community getting involved, including the Cubs, church and school. Here are some of the planters complete with their recycled wooden signs made by some helpful chap in his garage.

The best thing was that the pollinators did visit our little pots as the last pictures of a Common Carder Bee in a nasturtium, a Gatekeeper butterfly on marjarom and a Brimstone moth on a sweet pea show. Plans are now afoot to do something similar next year…

#plantersofinstagram #plantersforpollinators #communitylove #insectsofinstagram #villagelife🏡❤️

It’s been a good year for quince (and most other f

It’s been a good year for quince (and most other fruit) but as ever the question is what to do with it. Hm. I’ve gone the predictable route and made membrillo. Might also try poaching it with orange blossom water as suggested by @hillyhannken at last week’s yoga class.

Anyway here is its journey from tree to plate. If you are wondering what those purple things are on the plate, they’re pickled damsons. Oh yes, rocking nature’s larder here.

#smallholding #herefordshire #countrygarden #foraging #wildfood #quince #membrillo

Gorgeous Coleus flowering their socks off in St Jo

Gorgeous Coleus flowering their socks off in St John’s Lodge garden in Regent’s Park, London. Big thanks to @cathfleming45 for showing us this secret place and @byfordsally and Cate Daniel for equally gorgeous company.

#trottersontour #secretlondon #londonparks

Grading cherry tomatoes for the next Flower and Pr

Grading cherry tomatoes for the next Flower and Produce Show on Saturday. This one is the village’s so the pressure is on!

#tomatoes #villageshow #flowerandproduceshow

It’s all mellow fruitfulness round here I can tell

It’s all mellow fruitfulness round here I can tell you.

#showingoff

A half hour spent making elderberry rob is half an

A half hour spent making elderberry rob is half an hour well spent. It’s bloody delicious. This year elderberries are a bit scarce due to no rain over the summer and poor old trees suffering but I found a few on the dog walk today. Cooked up with cloves, ginger and sugar they make a warming syrup taken as a cough remedy or as a winter pick-me-up. Also a good non-alcoholic alternative to sloe gin. (Though add a dash of whiskey and the experience deepens further.)

Anyway, the recipe is in my book Elder, published on 16 September, one of six books in the Little Wild Library series published by @verbena_books (A shameless plug but I can’t be bothered to type out the recipe, truth be told.)

#wildfood #foraging #foragedfood #hedgerowharvest

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