Nettles & Petals Newsletter

For regular tips throughout the growing season, exciting new recipes, garden advice and updates on all of my up coming and ongoing projects.

Nettles and Petals – A Quiet Start to the New Year

Happy new year, I hope you've all had a lovely and restful festive period. January to me always feels like a threshold — not quite winter’s deepest point, but far from spring. The days are slowly lengthening again, almost imperceptibly and the soil is cold and heavy. Beds lie mostly undisturbed...

Jan 13, 2026

Nettles and Petals - Early November update

Can you believe we’re already in November? It feels like autumn has properly settled in here in North Yorkshire — the mornings are now misty, the evenings are dark and the garden is shifting into its quieter season. The beds are starting to empty as more of the summer crops finish and are ready ...

Nov 10, 2025

Nettles and Petals - Early October update

Can you believe it’s October already? We’ve had a real shift here in North Yorkshire, with a sudden snap frost that brought summer to a very clear end! The squash plants didn't make it through — so I’ve been busy harvesting everything that’s ready (and nearly ready) before the fruits split...

Oct 17, 2025

Nettles and Petals – Early September Update

Sorry for the slighter longer gap than usual between newsletters, I’ve been working hard on something really exciting that I’ll be announcing soon, so keep an eye out for that. I hope you’re all doing well and soaking up these last golden weeks of summer. There’s that unmistakable shift in the...

Sep 13, 2025

Nettles and Petals - Mid July Update

I hope you’re all well and enjoying these long, warm evenings. It feels like we’re properly into the rhythm of summer now, although after such a hot and dry start to the season I feel like it should be Autumn soon! In North Yorkshire we are forecast some much needed rain this week and I don't th...

Jul 20, 2025

Nettles and Petals - Mid June Update

I hope this finds you well and appologies for the delay in June's newsletters, there has been lots going on in North Yorkshire, but we will be back to the regular newsletters and updates from now on. I hope you've all had a lovely summer solstice and that you’re enjoying these warmer, summer day...

Jun 26, 2025

Nettles and Petals - Early May update

I hope this finds you well and that you are enjoying the spring sunshine. The garden is properly awake now — tulips are giving way to early roses, fruit trees are buzzing with bees, and the first broad bean flowers are out. There’s a kind of quiet momentum in the air; everything feels like it’s ...

May 10, 2025

Nettles and Petals - Late April update

I hope this finds you well and soaking up the joys of late April. The days are noticeably longer, evenings are stretching out, and the garden feels full of possibility. April is always such a hopeful time — seedlings are up, fruit trees are flowering, and the pace of life in the garden really b...

Apr 25, 2025

Nettles and Petals - Early April Update

I hope this finds you well and enjoying the first weeks of spring. Firsty, I want to appologise for the late arrival of this newsletter, you may have seen but last Thursday my very first book was released! which was a surreal but fulfilling experience, and I've been rather caught up in everyth...

Apr 10, 2025

Nettles and Petals - Late March update

I hope you’re all having a great March so far! The days are getting longer, and with the clocks about to change, we’ll soon have extra daylight to spend in the garden. It’s been a busy couple of weeks here, and now that the soil is warming up, there are plenty of seeds we can finally start sowin...

Mar 23, 2025

Nettles and Petals - Early March Update

I hope your March is off to a great start! The sun has been shining here in North Yorkshire and is beginning to have some real warmth in it (I was in a t-shirt today for the first time this year!) the days are lengthening too, so now is a great time to start sowing many of the plants that you pl...

Mar 09, 2025

Nettles and Petals - Late February update

I hope your February is off to a great start and that you’re beginning to see the first signs of spring in your garden! The days are slowly lengthening, and while winter still has its grip, there’s plenty to keep us busy as we prepare for the growing season ahead. 🌱 What to Focus on in Late Febru...

Feb 22, 2025

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