by Fi Young As a child I remember my grandparents giving a pomander as a Christmas gift. Their pomander was made from an orange studded with cloves, and I don’t…Read More >
#Advent Botany
#AdventBotany 2018, Day 1: Put a Cherry on the Top!
For me, the glace cherry is a staple ingredient of Christmas cooking. I include them in both my Christmas cake and Christmas pudding recipes – both are based on ‘Delia…Read More >
#AdventBotany Day 12: Feijoa – Acca sellowiana
By Adam Idoine My childhood in New Zealand was punctuated every autumn by a bounty of a sweet, fragrant fruit called feijoas. Our garden, like many of our neighbours’ contained…Read More >