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.

Are you a skilled botanist or do plants struggle to stick around in your company? We've created this quiz to help those...

For over 100 years, Chelsea Flower Show has been a place where plants have been exhibited and garden designs have been...

One of the joys of indoor gardening is that you can enjoy it all year round. With houseplants bringing visual therapy...

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Amaze your friends and family by growing unusual plants in the polytunnel, greenhouse or the kitchen windowsill, it’s...

Cherries are one of the best fresh fruit flavours of summer and they’re pretty easy to grow at home. Improvements and...

When grown well, pears are succulent and juicy – so much so they’re best eaten in the bath so you don’t get covered in...

Surely nothing is more reminiscent of the English summers of days gone by than shelling fresh peas? Relatively easy to...

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.

The tasty red - or even golden - fruits of raspberries are a great summer favourite in the fruit garden. They grow and...

Even if you only have a small garden or just a patio, you can still easily grow your own tasty fruit and vegetables.

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...