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There is something particularly satisfying about a raised bed. Perhaps it’s the sense of order: a clearly defined patch of earth waiting to be planted. Or perhaps it’s…
Green manures might sound like an old-fashioned gardening technique, but they’re making a comeback for good reason. These living fertilisers can transform your garden’s health while reducing your…
A thriving garden is rarely made up of plants growing in isolation. Look closely at a cottage garden, productive kitchen garden or vegetable plot and you’ll often find…
There is something wonderfully reassuring about a row of pumpkins in autumn. Perhaps they’re sitting on the kitchen floor after a successful harvest. Perhaps you returned from a…
Every autumn, pumpkins undergo a rather dramatic change in career. One minute they’re vegetables – botanically fruits, if we’re being particular – sitting quite happily in the kitchen….
There comes a point in autumn when supper needs to change. Salads begin to look rather optimistic. The evenings arrive before we’re quite ready for them, the windows…
There is a moment in September when the vegetable garden begins to feel different. Mornings are cooler. Shadows stretch further across the beds. Runner beans are still dangling…
Chilli plants have a habit of testing a gardener’s confidence. For months, you watch them carefully. You sow the seeds early, keep the seedlings warm, move them into…
There is something rather irresistible about growing chillies. Perhaps it’s the extraordinary variety. One plant might be hung with small scarlet fruits fierce enough to transform an entire…
There was a time when skirret was a familiar sight in the kitchen garden. Long before potatoes became a staple crop in Britain, its slender white roots were…