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.

Some years ago we moved to a new house which had a tiny suburban garden giving little room for growing vegetables, mainly a small herb bed and some salad crops. Then I realised there was an allotment ...

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 ...

Like many people I used to dislike Brussels sprouts. They were the once a year vegetable served with Christmas dinner. The token three sprouts had to be eaten or no pudding was allowed. They had to be ...

Villandry Potager Garden – note the use of red and green cabbages and leeks within the low box borders ...

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 ...