Nobody seems to chat much on here. Obviously all busy working in the garden. Over here the last of the roses are blooming and my magnolia grandiflora smells delightul. Time to start all the pruning one of my apple trees always does well but the other one coxs orange the birds devoured all the fruit. I am about to harvest my artichokes and would like some cooking tips an acquired taste I have decided. Tried roasting them and boiling them surely theyre must be other ways to prepare them.