How to carry on growing food over winter ...

While light levels are low, you might be holding off sowing herb seeds until the warmer months are here. But if you’re feeling impatient, why not grow a few microgreens like basil, coriander and parsl

There is no doubt that 2026 will be different. As the year ends in the garden that I’ve created and tended over the past 23 years, a new challenge is waiting in the wings. We are moving from the chalk

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

Mike Palmer explains how to prune, plan, polish and prepare for 2026