How to grow, eat and preserve… in December December 19, 2023It’s December at Water Lane, a Victorian walled garden with a restaurant in Hawkhurst, Kent and everything is quiet and still in the kitchen and cutting gardens. Ian reflects on...
Grow, Cook, Preserve, Eat November 1, 2023Kitchen Garden Notebook By Ian James, gardener, and co-custodian of Water Lane It’s November in the Kitchen and Cutting Garden, and we welcome back Ian James, gardener and co-owner of...
How to grow, eat, preserve…. in October October 1, 2023The back-to-school energy of September and the joys of an Indian summer slide swiftly into the gloved hands of October. Jumpers are pulled on, there’s murmurings of hot custard and...
Autumn jobs in the garden September 25, 2023Autumn has arrived heavy and wet this past week. September is traditionally a time of harvest and preserving the bountiful summer gluts, but the rain and wind has fast forwarded...
Learning from the garden August 16, 2023One of our primary aims at Water Lane is to return this beautiful, historic site to its former glory days as a fully productive garden growing vegetables, fruit and herbs....
How to grow, eat and preserve… in June June 20, 2023Kitchen Garden Notebook in June By Ian James, gardener, and co-custodian of Water Lane GROW June is a time of abundance. The garden is full of life, energy, and colour; there’s...
