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Thirsty birds
Watch nature and plan for picking accordingly or the birds may eat all of your berries. Alternatively, on a very hot summer, let them quench their thirst.
Homemade blackcurrant cordial
How to make a contemporary version of an old generic recipe of homemade blackcurrant cordial. Photos 23 June 2015.
“Les montagnes d’ici”
The Haute Auvergne is like a large mountain garden here in the heart of France, where we could taste products made with local fruit in a lively and convivial atmosphere this weekend.
Sourcing strawberries
There are ways of buying local strawberries at an affordable price when you don’t have enough home-grown produce.
Strawberry jam
It is the peak season for strawberries here in the South West of France. Best time to talk about the most consumed jam in Europe and the US and to show that this jam is not that difficult to make at home.
Old age and new season
Back to early spring wonderment. Contribution of the elderly to nature’s revival warmed my heart in April.
Simple moments. We felt it: happiness was in the garden yesterday.
I dug the plant bed near the well today with the old garden spade. We used to eat lots of strawberries from that bed, surely we will get some more.
This is the depth of the well in “le jardin d’Aurillac”. A useful supply of fresh water for young fruit trees and, if the water proves to be clean, for vegetables and soft fruit.
Les Jardins d'ici 