If you ever wanted to get inspired as a novice gardener this is a book you should read. First published in 1932 it chronicles the adventures of Beverley Nichols who bought a cottage in Huntingdonshire on a whim and then set out to create a garden. I have to admit... I never tire of the view down the valley to tunnel gully. In truth I spend quite a lot of time looking at this. Either through the kitchen window. Or the bedroom window. Or best of all on a balmy summer evening from the veranda with a glass of New Zealand... See this, it was almost weeded out today. It might look a bit like a weed but it is in fact a lone fennel seedling spring from the ground. This is one of the seeds I planted – out of a packet there are only about 5 little seedlings like this. Boy the perils... It’s all go in our fledgling orchard. The trees are growing having blossomed and are now enjoying a spot of sun. I was pretty flabbergasted to notice today that one of our trees has actually born fruit. Yes, that’s what suposed to happen in an... UPDATE: 27 January 2009: I’m entering this picture into the contest with the lovely people at I heart Faces. This weeks theme is Joy and this is the picture on my blog that best shows a joyous moment. Our first harvest from the minature potager. Looking at... 