My mum has always been a bit of a gardener. I grew up eating strawberries and sugar snap peas that had grown in our back garden in summer, I remember a rhubarb plant growing in our very first house. Sometimes there would be bean sprouts growing in the airing cupboard. My granddad used to grow radishes and broad beans, and tomato plants in the greenhouse. To this day, I can't eat radishes without grinning.
Yet I can't grow a damn thing. I'm hoping a little delivery from The Gluttonous Gardener might help me. They turn their plants into a gift, and they're all for cooking - I'm always more likely to grow stuff that I can eat.
Fresh mint tea is one of my favourite things (and the world's best hangover cure). This Moroccan mint tea crate comes with your very own Moroccan mint plant, and you get those lovely glasses as well.
I adore Thai food and this little Thai crate is fantastic. Asda never has kaffir lime leaves, so why not grow your own? I have no idea if the fish sauce will be any good, but the palm sugar is a lovely addition.
I really want an orangery! This crate comes with two plants - one lemon tree and one Calamondin orange tree. I'd make everyone excellent cocktails if I had this.
The Gluttonous Gardener crates are gorgeous gift ideas. Prices are kicking around the £30-50 mark, but they're all so lovely. I'm lucky to have a garden in London, I'm going to start using it. Kicking off with that fig tree.
Monday, 6 August 2012
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Brilliant! We were looking at Moroccan Mint plants at Columbia Road Flower Market....then it started to rain. Really want that set...why buy just a plant when you can have it and those glasses delivered?!
ReplyDeleteSally from The Gluttonous Gardener here, so lovely to read this wonderful post from you! It is always lovely to stumble across blogs which are about our gifts especially when they are as complimentary as yours!
ReplyDeleteWe would say that a fig tree is a good choice, they are looking fantastic at the moment and so I'm sure you would be delighted with your choice, the fig jam it comes with is amazing also!
Thank you again from everyone at The Gluttonous Gardener
Oh you're welcome, Sally! I know I'm tempted by the fig tree, but housemates would truly love me if we had an orange tree. Also, lemon tree = more whisky sours for me.
DeleteOh Siany Siany Siany
ReplyDeleteWe love to eat Al Fresco
And cook up fresh ingredients
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It painted a picture with words that was pretty
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Each and every flower…
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A book so full of recipes
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This poem’s getting long now
We’ve been at it for a while
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When we stand beside her
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The classiest woman
This side of Ambridge
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Of the poem above
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