About me



I'm a half Finnish designer who has since taken a break to bring up my children. I used to work in Graphic Design, but now I prefer working with textiles and illustration. This blog is about my allotment and garden. I have been gardening for many years and grew up watching my mum and dad do the same. I began my allotment in Jan 2010 in memory of my father who passed a way just before then. I also love cooking and finding inventive and delicious ways to make my produce into meals. I'm growing with my experiences, and welcome any helpful advice! Sometime soon I hope to use my garden as inspiration for my art.

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Bumper strawberry crop

Everywhere on the news I'm hearing that this year we are due a bumper harvest of strawberries. Something to do with the early spring has given them a head start, so it's looking like we'll all be munching on the home grown varieties! Mine are no exception, they are flowering like crazy.



Most of my strawberries are the wild variety, as they remind me of Finland where they grown prolifically in woods and roadsides. I do have some cultivated varieties, but I don't know what they are as they came as a free gift with my comfrey plants! It will be interesting to find out what they are like...

Hopefully I will have a large enough crop to make some Wild Strawberry Icecream

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