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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Just where in the world do all the amazing herbs we use come from?

Find out why more and more gardeners are using organic and natural methods in the garden and what the benefits are to...

By eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables we can bolster our natural defences against, and reduce our risk of...

What a fantastic year it has been so far for growing your own veg. The weather has been conducive for most crops...

Asparagus is a long-term crop, usually providing up to 20 years of delicious spears if you plant well and care for the...

From chunky soups to winter salads, there are so many ways to use winter vegetables. Including yummy creamy pumpkin...

Unless you live in the desert there’s quite a high chance that your garden, patio or even allotment has some shade. It...

Fresh fruit and vegetables picked straight from the garden have a flavour second to none. Every small garden or patio...

When you think of citrus fruit, oranges and lemons immediately spring to mind. But it’s possible to grow much more than...

Thanksgiving dinner, the way the Pilgrims did it compared to today has a great deal of similarities.

Home brewing and creating your own beer has been a pastime for centuries.

When Halloween comes, most you may be heading out at the last minute seeking a pumpkin or two, only to find that they...