Whilst everything is cold and frosty, the grass is crunchy underfoot, I need to break ice on the chicken’s water each day (and smash ice on the lake for my morning swim) – there’s no way that I’m going to be able to dig up that deep rooted horseradish, so I’ll stay in the warm and crunch numbers instead.
Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar – Sara Ward on Living the Good Life:
It’s marmalade time at Hen Corner in Brentford. In this month’s guest blog Sara Ward explains why it has to be Seville oranges and why it has to be now. Plus full details of the exciting new TWO DAY cheese course…
Read the full post on The Chiswick Calendar website.
I was so excited to hold this first issue of Gardeners’ World 2025 in my hands as this includes the beginning of my year long series of Growing the Good Life.
I’ll be sharing tips and tricks from both the garden here at Hen Corner and the allotment and hope that it will encourage readers to have a go at trying new crops throughout the year.
We’ll also be posting short films on social media each month, so do subscribe to see all that we are up to!
With Christmas blessing to all our course guests, customers and readers. We hope to see you in 2025! Sara and all at Hen Corner
Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar – Sara Ward on Living the Good Life: Apple and chilli jelly, beeswax candles and an edible Advent Christmas wreath are among the Christmas…
With Christmas Day literally one month away, Stir Up Sunday is behind us, the Advent Calendars will be refilled and displayed this weekend, and we are busy foraging for foliage as we prepare for the Big Christmas Wreath Week!
Best Christmas Events: Festive Pop-Ups In London
Wow, our Christmas Wreath Workshop at Page8 Hotel, Trafalgar Square has been featured as one of the best Christmas events in The Women’s Journal – how exciting!
Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar was advertised as ‘Christmas comes but once a year (but it does go on a bit!)’ This is the first mention of Christmas, and…
We are really looking forward to the Festive Workshops that we are running at Page8 Hotel in London’s Trafalgar Square:
Linen Cracker Workshop Friday 22nd Nov, 6-8pm
Christmas Wreath Workshop Friday 29th Nov, 6-8pm
It was great to discover that Travel and Tour World have published a piece on their website promoting the events!
I think that we are rather good at embracing every season of the year! I finished the last of our summer tomatoes just yesterday and am marvelling at the splendid offerings that are proudly displayed in the garden. Above is the crown of this year’s purple Brussel sprouts – I do hope they keep their colour when I cook them…
