Broad beans: Start these seeds now and in a few months time you will be able to enjoy an early harvest. Cauliflowers: Sow early summer types now and place under a cold frame to offer them some protect

Although the garden may hold less appeal for some when rain is lashing the windows and temperatures are down in single figures than in those hopeful, sun-warmed days of spring, there is a lot to be sa

Nothing beats home-grown crops for flavour, but if a kitchen garden with its regimented rows of fruit and vegetables doesn’t appeal, then consider creating a pretty potager

Now’s the time to turn tubs into next season’s showstoppers with our pick of high-impact performers – plus we’ve got top tips for growing success

KITCHEN GARDENER

With drier springs becoming the norm, autumn is now the prime season for action in the garden