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...

With the arrival of autumn comes a task that’s the bane of the season for many gardeners.

After a long summer of getting the best out of your lawn, it is time to start preparing it for winter.

With an estimated 24 million gardens in the UK, this provides a huge amount of space and opportunity to help wildlife...

If your patio looks a little drab and uninteresting after a colourful summer, then plant up your containers with late...

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Everybody enjoys finding the time to sit back, put your feet up and relax with a tasty beverage. For many the beverage...

Crab apples ( Malus) are brilliant garden trees that provide lots of interest. They produce masses of brightly coloured...

Although they are both called artichokes, Jerusalem and globe artichokes are completely different – both in how they...

Saffron is, weight for weight, one of the world’s most expensive spices.

There is so much to love about the sweet potato. Thought to have originally come from Central or South America, the...

Saffron is commonly referred to as the world’s most expensive spice.

Here’s the lowdown of our 12 herbs of Christmas, the essential accompaniments for a flavourful festive season.

There are many common fruit and vegetables which are toxic to dogs.

Elders are deciduous trees or large shrubs of woodlands and other wild areas. The common species, Sambucus nigra, isn’t...

The best and most cost-effective solution is to grow your own grass from seed.

Both marjoram and oregano are versatile and essential herbs that good cooks will always have to hand.

You either love them or hate them, but capers are those small, green ‘berries’ that usually come pickled in jars or...