Every story starts with a seed

Andrew Oldham is busy bringing together vegetables and flowers to make the most of a sloping site

Four years ago, Joy Lewty, 62, from Garforth, Leeds, was handed a pack of seeds. That simple gesture set in motion a chain of events that would change her life.

Reader Steve Watkin from County Durham explains why new skills and sustainability make growing such a joy

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On a busy street in a small town in south Devon, there’s a secret door. I tentatively open it, head into what feels like a tunnel and then up some steps... into a pocket of magic. It’s an urban garden

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg