FlowersDecember 23, 2015 Winter dahlia care For champion dahlia grower Dave Gillam, dahlia’s have been his life since he was a child. He’s now cut down… Read more
FlowersNovember 20, 2015 Remembrance poppies The poem In Flanders Field by John McCrae was largely responsible for beginning the tradition of wearing red poppies for… Read more
FlowersNovember 5, 2015 Good year for honey Essex bee farmer Mike Coe says it’s been a good year for honey, despite hives being lost through wasp attacks…. Read more
FlowersOctober 22, 2015 A giant among annuals Peeking over the gardens of Colchester is a giant sunflower grown by Malcolm Bacon. This 11ft 3in Russian Giant is… Read more
FlowersOctober 7, 2015 Advice for new beekeepers Brian Spencer, Secretary of the Chelmsford Beekeepers Association is a relative new comer in the beekeeping world having only kept… Read more
