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.

Are your plants performing well this year, or are they sickly with yellowing leaves, poor flowers and in need of a good...

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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...

Carrots are relatively easy to grow and can be sown regularly throughout the season for an abundance of carrot crops...

Potatoes are extremely versatile and are a staple of many meals. Whether you want boiled, mash, roasties, chips or baked...

Eaten fresh, baked in muffins or as the star attraction in jams or desserts, blueberries are always delicious.

The radish is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre-Roman times...

Nothing beats home-grown peas for their tenderness and taste. That’s because when they are picked, their sugars start to...

Carrots are a fantastically versatile food. We all know how delicious they are eaten fresh in salads or as a healthy...

Well you can’t literally grow your own pizza, but you can grow the juicy tomatoes, plump peppers and fresh herbs, which...

Making your own compost is one of the best things you can do for your soil.

To give your Christmas vegetables a bit of a twist and a sparkle this year, we’ve come up with our 5 favourite quirky...