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...

Why not add a personal touch to your Christmas gifts this year by making your own!

Nothing says 'Christmas is on its way' like the smell of a real tree - let alone the joy of picking one and decorating...

Christmas houseplants are a great way of brightening up the house and they’re fabulous Christmas gifts.

There’s nothing quite like a real Christmas tree to decorate a room and fill your home with that nostalgic seasonal...

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Chutney can be the perfect addition to a wide variety of dishes. From the popular mango chutney to complement Indian...

Apples are the most popular and one of the easiest tree fruit to grow. Although they are usually grown as half standards...

Leeks are the easiest member of the onion family to grow and are a fabulous vegetable for winter use, when other veg may...

Nothing beats the taste of your own home-grown tomatoes, freshly-picked and warm from the summer sun.

Feeding fruit bushes early in spring ensures that the plant roots can draw on valuable nutrients whenever they come into...

It’s not only Popeye that likes spinach. It is now a popular salad leaf, as well as a cooked vegetable and can be grown...

Delicious in pies, soups and stews, and full of vitamins and minerals, pumpkins are a tasty autumn and winter treat.

Limes are varieties of Citrus, closely related to oranges and lemons.

Clematis – sometimes known as the queen of the climbers – are very versatile climbing plants.

Blackberries are easy to grow and produce lots of luscious, tasty and juicy fruit with very little work and care.

Almost any vegetable you can buy seed for can be grown in the garden or on the patio. Just follow the instructions for...

Growing aubergines (or ‘eggplants’) is now more popular than ever, thanks mainly to better varieties more suited to the...