Grow your own

Advice & inspiration

There’s nothing more magical than eating fresh produce straight from the plant.

Herbs are one of the best plants to grow when you have a nice bit of sunshine to enjoy.

Even if you only have a small garden or just a patio, you can still easily grow your own tasty fruit and vegetables.

Interest in ‘Homegrown’ continues to rise and growing your own super tasty and healthy fruit and vegetables at home is...

Sometimes we need to give a bit more tender loving care to ensure we provide those nutrients and environments that the...

Keeping blooms bursting with life and staying on top of cropping means there’s plenty to keep you busy in the summer.

As the growing season progresses and plants start blooming and fruiting then they will also need supplementary feeding.

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When it comes to watering rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and other lime-hating, acid-loving, ericaceous plants, they...

Chives are a low maintenance, easy to grow perennial herb, grown for their onion-scented tasting leaves.

Just imagine growing your own delicious oranges, picked straight from the tree and eaten as fresh as is imaginable. Is...

Tarragon isn’t a widely grown herb at home, but it is well worth it especially if you like French cuisine.

There are two types of fennel, herb and Florence, both of which are extremely popular – as well as highly ornamental –...

Parsley is a very commonly grown herb, used mainly as a garnish and to make delicious parsley sauce.

One of the loveliest views in the garden is the gently swaying bamboo.

Forget the hard, green bullets you often buy in shops for cooking with, dessert gooseberries have rich, sweet, and juicy...

Chamomile (or camomile) is the name given to several daisy-like plants. The two most popular types of chamomile are...

Ginger is a powerful tropical vegetable that has a wealth of benefits and is surprising easy to home-grow.

There are many weird, wonderful and wacky vegetables out there. So if you’re not too enticed by the standard selection...