An unexpected way to grow lettuce for the table, planting garlic and a few onions, an observation about parsley and I’ve been ...
I like to try new varieties each year. Not new varieties of everything, just a few when something catches my eye. Well this ...
I must admit that ‘potato soup’ doesn’t sound particularly exciting but trust me, it’s well worth making. This simple recipe doesn’t take long and the soup is delicious. The recipe produces eight good ...
This year I've grown Bulgarian Giant Leeks and they're amazing. They're easy, early, high-yielding and taste great.
Excellent sprouts about ready to start harvesting but problems developing with the potatoes in store so checking them over.
Villandry Potager Garden – note the use of red and green cabbages and leeks within the low box borders ...
This lovely, simple recipe for rowan and crab apple jelly and the accompanying photographs of making it submitted by Jacqui H, (JacsH on our forums). Jacqui lives in SW Scotland where rowans or ...
Potager du Roi, Versailles By Paris Histoire – CC BY-SA 3.0 ...
When we moved into our first house, many years ago now, I was really impressed by the house on the corner of the street. Behind a hedge the garden was filled with cauliflowers, cabbages and other ...
Kohlrabi originates in the middle east and came to Europe with Crusaders returning from the Holy Land. When we’ve been in French supermarkets we’ve seen Kohlrabi for sale but never in Britain. In fact ...
Many of us have a few culinary herbs growing in our gardens, but would you like to grow 14 really useful herbs in a small space and learn how to use them for your own health, beauty and well-being?