Grow your own

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

There is plenty of goodness in gardening, and here are some of the top ways you can benefit from getting into your...

Whether inside or out, if you’re giving growing at home a go, I’ve got the very best practices for plentiful plants.

Butterflies and bees love alliums, and even the dried flowerheads look beautiful in the border.

There is plenty of goodness in gardening, and here are some of the top ways you can benefit from getting into your...

I believe that creating your own indoor jungle has the power to inspire you whilst enhancing your living space.

Sophisticated and timeless, the romantic rose is an instantly recognisable flower in the garden, and they really do suit...

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Organic gardening is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to expensive, tasteless and out of season fruit and...

By Lucy Pitts, Garden Enthusiast The evenings may be dark and damp and spring probably still feels a long way off, but...

As the basis of cuisines from across the world whether Italian, Chinese or everyone’s favourite British staple roast...

Growing and eating kale, or borecole, has never been more popular. It is now regarded by many as a superfood – and is...

Whether it’s sweet corn or a different variety, corn is one of the world’s most important seed-based crops. It’s a...

Drinking your own homegrown homebrew with friends and family is a fun and rewarding experience, and always a talking...

Broccoli is now an incredibly popular vegetable – probably mainly due to its high vitamin content and its supposed use...

The process for growing peppers is very similar to how you would grow chilli peppers (obviously) and more surprisingly...

Fresh herbs add so much to everyday cooking, that there are few kitchens that don’t boast a pot or two of parsley, basil...

Broad beans are a delicious vegetable that’s easy to grow and well worth the space in the garden. The flowers are highly...

Bursting with vitamin C, blackcurrants are an easily grown soft fruit. They make a great jam, health-promoting drinks...

The basis of so many delicious dishes, onions (Allium cepa) are an essential ingredient in every cook’s store cupboard...