Hi, I’m Lee — and I believe the best things in life are grown, nurtured, and shared from the soil up 🌿
The Delectable Garden began in 2017 as something small, personal, and needed at the time. What started as a way to reconnect has grown into something far bigger than I ever imagined — a space filled with creativity, purpose, and a genuine love for growing, building, and sharing.
Today, it’s not just a blog — it’s an evolving way of life.
Where It’s Grown To
What began in a Victorian semi has now expanded into a new chapter in Northumberland — with space to dream bigger and bring ideas to life.
We now have:
🌿 An acre of garden and paddock being transformed from a sea of grass into something full of colour, structure, and nature
🌱 A growing willow garden, where natural materials shape the space
🍇 A vineyard project underway in the paddock — a huge and exciting step this year
🌳 Three additional acres of wild land, being gently supported rather than changed
The aim isn’t to control the land — it’s to work with it.
You won’t find heavy clearing or over-development here. Instead, the focus is on letting the land be what it wants to be, stepping in only where it needs a hand — like restoring the pond or supporting the woodland.
What You’ll Find Here
This is a space for real, hands-on living — the kind that gets a bit muddy and doesn’t always go to plan.
I share:
🌿 Garden builds (especially using natural materials like willow)
🌱 Grow-your-own inspiration — from full gardens to simple pots
🍽 Seasonal recipes inspired by what’s growing
🎥 Real-time updates as projects evolve — including the vineyard and land
No perfection. No over-complication. Just ideas, experiments, and progress.
Why I Do This
At its heart, this has always been about more than gardening.
It’s about creating something meaningful, enjoying the process, and making the most of what we have.
If something I share encourages you to plant something, build something, or simply give it a go — whether that’s a full garden or a pot on your windowsill — then that’s exactly what this is all about.
Thanks for being here — whether you’ve come for the willow, the vineyard, the recipes, or the journey itself.
— Lee 🙂