Part of the rose family, its large hips are best picked after the first frosts which help to soften the fruits, a process called bletting.

Our gardening team share their top tips for a happy and healthy garden this Autumn

The humble hedgerow is a defining feature of the British countryside, a tangle of shrubs, brambles and trees meandering across the landscape. This web of linear woodland plays an important and often unsuspected role in the goings on of the countryside.

Towards the end of September there was a palpable change in the weather, the air was cooler and the summery days where we basked in warm sunshine and were surrounded by butterflies at Thyme, seemed to be over.