Sow the taste of summer

Pretty and productive, buy ready-grown plants to speed up harvests

GROWING your own salad crops is a low-effort, small-space activity that anyone can enjoy. Whether you start them from seed or buy young plants, they can be grown in containers of all sizes, and are we

This flavour-packed crop is very popular in Greek and Italian recipes. Take a little bit of time to nurture it and you won’t regret it. Fill small pots with multi-purpose compost and sow the seeds ind

✔ Use any spare growing space for successional sowings of fast-growing radishes. I like ‘Rainbow Mix’, as you get a lucky-dip surprise when harvesting them for salads or roasting as a BBQ side dish. ✔

Break from the norm and wow your friends with these amazing multi-coloured varieties

A gentle stroll round the garden in June allows you to marvel at our precious pollinators as they meticulously work each flower, gathering sweet nectar for energy and colourful, protein-packed pollen.