Herbs are delicious, full of nutrients, and easy for beginner gardeners to grow as well. Updated 09/04/25 Herbs are easy plants to grow, and can be good for your health as well as tasting delicious. Starting a herb garden is a great way for beginner gardeners to get into growing their own produce. Here’s [...]

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Tomatoes are great crops for gardeners. With so many varieties available, you're spoilt for choice. Tomatoes are incredibly popular crops for gardeners. There are many varieties to try, from baby cherry tomatoes to huge fleshy beefsteaks. You can grow traditional tall cordon tomatoes, compact bush varieties or trailing types that suit hanging baskets. Despite [...]

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Updated 13/06/2025 Growing strawberries in strawberry pots is a productive and aesthetically pleasing way of growing. It’s really easy to plant up a strawberry pot, and you can get great results with little effort. Strawberry pots are terracotta containers with a series of holes around the outside. These are like little windows through which [...]

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Updated 10/04/25 Potager gardens were invented in France as ornamental kitchen gardens. They combine fruit and veg crops with flowers and herbs to enhance the beauty of the space. The idea is to give a functional vegetable plot with the year-round visual appeal of a garden. The design is carefully thought out, often in [...]

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Updated 03/03/25 Spring is getting ever nearer, and the garden is edging back to life. This is a great month to get edible plants off to a good start. Getting the gardening prep done in March will give you a harvest to be proud of! Sort your garden soil Soil is [...]

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In week three you saw big veg, and now you’ve seen giant veg. There’s a world of growing crops the size of spacehoppers, and they’re seriously impressive, but you can still use whatever space you have available to grow veg. One of the most important things to do is prepare the soil. I [...]

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Summer is upon us and there are plenty of vegetables to get sowing and planting. So, find out which crops to get started on this season. Beetroot These colourful characters are an easy grow and a great veg to get started with. Sun: Partial shade, full sun Soil: Chalk, clay, loam [...]

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Cherries are delicious, and a popular fruit enjoyed throughout the world. Whether you prefer them fresh, or enjoy cooking them into a pie of crumble, there is a variety of cherry tree that you could grow in your garden. Cultivating Cherries The ideal time of year to get your cherry trees [...]

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Once you start growing delicious fruit and veg at home you never want to stop. Plus, it will save you money if you grow more plants from one original! Make the most of your strawberry plants with these tips to propagate strawberries from runners to create more plants.  What [...]

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The Square Foot Gardening method is a simple way to make the most out of space to grow your own food. It was introduced and developed in the 1970s, and since then has become a mainstream way to garden. How does square foot gardening work? Square foot gardening allows many [...]

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At times, we can get stuck into our routines, even if something is a hobby, we can become set in our ways. Why not try your hand at a new challenge by growing something a bit different? So here’s a guide to growing avocados. Fruit for fuel Persea americana, more [...]

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Perhaps one of the most looked forward to meals of the year is Christmas dinner. For that reason, you’ve got to make it taste absolutely delicious so it’s worth the wait. Among the essentials are roast potatoes, glazed parsnips, carrots, and the controversial Brussels sprouts. Here's a guide to growing your own festive [...]

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Once you’ve experienced the juicy texture and sweet flavours of homegrown sweetcorn, you will never look back. There’s nothing like fresh sweetcorn straight into the pan, cooked and served with a knob of butter, it truly is delicious. Here's a guide to growing sweetcorn in the garden. Originally, corn was grown by Native [...]

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Read my guide to growing ginger in the garden. Zingiber officinale or as it’s more commonly known, ginger, is a tropical spice that is from the same family as cardamom and turmeric. Native to South-East Asia, India, and China, it’s now grown in many tropical climates including Jamaica, Australia, Fiji, and Indonesia. But [...]

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Not only are the berries full of flavour but they contain anthocyanin, which gives amazing health benefits. This is also the pigment that gives blueberries their colour. In fact, blueberries are one of the only foods that are naturally blue in colour. So here's a guide to growing blueberries. It was the Native [...]

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Now that the busy growing season has come to an end it’s a good idea to take a closer look inside your greenhouse to check for evidence of pests which might be planning on overwintering in the cosy atmosphere that being under glass provides! Luckily most greenhouse pests are quite easy to spot [...]

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It’s wonderful to have plants inside the home, especially at this time of the year when things are quietening down in the garden. Greenery around the house can be both mood enhancing and calming. Many people position houseplants in the living room and bedroom, but don’t forget the kitchen. Here are some of [...]

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Rose bushes climbing up brick walls, trellises, arbours, or pergolas make beautiful features. At this time of year, you can see on some rose bushes that rosehips are starting to form after flowering. But what can you do with rosehips on rose bushes? As flowering tends to occur between May and September, rosehips [...]

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There’s always division when it comes to celery. Some people love the crunchy veg, but some think that the stringy texture and peppery flavour is unpalatable. Nevertheless, celery is a fantastic crop to grow in the grow-your-own area. Celebrating celery With its peppery flavour and [...]

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Nettles sometimes get a bad reputation because the stinging hairs that we’ve probably all been victim of. Therefore, it’s understandable when some gardeners want to keep them in check. This recipe for nettle pasta will ensure you make the most out of this plant. Not-so-bad nettles Not only can they be [...]

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