Hardcore potterer based in deepest, darkest Hampshire. By day, I work in sales and manage the social media for a well-known plant nusery. By evening and candlelight, I'm a gardener, blogger and auricula lover. Follow along via Twitter @ChelseaPelly or Instagram ChelseaPelly.
*[Welcome back to ✨ **Newer, Better Month* ✨ on Smitten Kitchen, when I get
update a few SK classics with new knowledge, new techniques, and with
real-li...
[image: A shadowy me on Goodwick beach at Fishguard]
Write away is an occasional series on my writing experiences and what I've
learned along the way. It's...
Melbourne had its hottest day in 5 years on Friday. It reached 44.5 in my
suburb and it felt every degree of that. I was a bit worried about my
plants but ...
Interesting winter gardens are hard to find at this time of year, but the
Sir Harold Hillier Garden near Romsey in Hampshire is an exception. And, if
you ...
‘Belle Epine’ Sweet Chestnut (Castanea Sativa) harvesting 7th October 2018
Fruiting can start 2-3 years but 4-5 is normal. Productivity is quite good
bec...
Quite honestly, I’ve been wanting to make Elderflower cordial since I
started gardening. At first I was thwarted by simply not having an
Elderberry bush no...
Riding the D010 along Turkey's Black Sea coast The 1,200 miles across
Turkey was a good time for reflection. The days were warm and the nights
cool. Most o...
Blogging feels very retro these days. I started this blog in 2009 and then
abandoned it in 2012 and lately I've been thinking about getting back on it
agai...
Amazing how we grow and evolve. We follow our passions and goals; they
evolve and come in and out of focus. For example, I started this blog
because I l...
There’s no denying that when you live in a place you often don’t make an
effort to visit many of its attractions, probably because you think that
there wil...
First time a bait hive has worked for me. I have swarms arrive and take up
residence in piles of bee boxes, where they weren't welcome, but never into
a p...
Don’t own acres of rolling New Zealand countryside or a trusty beekeeping
outfit? Here’s my cheat’s guide to making your very own ‘mocknuka’ honey
from h...
Joseph Strutt, *A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of
England*, First published in 1796, reprinted, 1841.
From this terrific yellow cov...
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