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

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

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...

When Brussels sprouts are grown well and, more importantly, cooked well, they taste delicious. They are certainly a crop...

If you're wondering how maple syrup is made, Love The Garden is here to share the history of syrup.

If you fancy giving ‘grow your own’ a go but don’t think you have the outside space to spare or the know-how to get...

What’s not to love about broccoli? Part of the cabbage family, it is low in calories, high in vitamins A and C and high...

Expensive? Sometimes. Mouth-wateringly lovely especially when perfectly tender and served with a bit of butter? Always...

That time of summer where garden lovers all over the country can take a bit of a step back and enjoy the fruits of their...