I had such a lovely reaction to the first Into The Garden a fortnight ago - thank you. As well as the comments here, many emails, some asking where and when to get the plant (I will add the occasional link going forward, but mostly just chatting about enjoying the window into the garden. So here’s another favourite. And I hope I can encourage you to comment here, not because I don’t enjoy the behind the curtain conversation, but because so much of what you have to say would be interesting to others as well as me.
I’m going to be wrapping my cheese in a bit of lovage from now on… if only I could grow it! I’ve tried - once- and to be fair, the failure could have had something to do with a large puppy truffling through the newly-sown seed. Any tips on that stage at all please?
Hi Mark. I live in Montreal, Canada and I love you videos and thoughts about gardening! I have never grown lovage or sweet cicely for that matter but I always like to try new herbs.
I agree with Maggie that your sound is very low on your videos....hopefully you can speak up a little.
A hardy Scot sounds like a useful addition and it has been a while since we've had any lovage in the garden, Mark, but I do like the flavour. A summery, melon salad is the first thing that springs to mind, or a punchy sauce vierge.
Wrapping a whole cheese in lovage would be a long process with their relatively small leaves but I do like to tinker with the flavours when making quince cheese. Fennel, basil and rosemary have made the grade in the past but last year's bay is the clear winner to date. A recent cake bore that theory out quite nicely and I have a few tubs left, too.
With that in mind, lovage could well be sitting in the bottom of this year's moulds. :o)
Speak up Mark! Had to whack my volume right up to catch your gentle tones - but worth it. You speak so lovingly about the plants it's a joy.
Alas, cheese, vodka and sugar play no part in my life now but live on in sweet remembrance in my imagination.
Another liqueur I have made in the past is with Sweet Cicely roots, when that grew too invasive. Very aniseedy - tasty!
I’m going to be wrapping my cheese in a bit of lovage from now on… if only I could grow it! I’ve tried - once- and to be fair, the failure could have had something to do with a large puppy truffling through the newly-sown seed. Any tips on that stage at all please?
Hi Mark. I live in Montreal, Canada and I love you videos and thoughts about gardening! I have never grown lovage or sweet cicely for that matter but I always like to try new herbs.
I agree with Maggie that your sound is very low on your videos....hopefully you can speak up a little.
Looking forward to your next post.
A hardy Scot sounds like a useful addition and it has been a while since we've had any lovage in the garden, Mark, but I do like the flavour. A summery, melon salad is the first thing that springs to mind, or a punchy sauce vierge.
Wrapping a whole cheese in lovage would be a long process with their relatively small leaves but I do like to tinker with the flavours when making quince cheese. Fennel, basil and rosemary have made the grade in the past but last year's bay is the clear winner to date. A recent cake bore that theory out quite nicely and I have a few tubs left, too.
With that in mind, lovage could well be sitting in the bottom of this year's moulds. :o)