Perfect parsnips, holly and home-made plant supports

With expert broadcaster, author and long-standing AG columnist, Anne Swithinbank

With expert broadcaster, author and long-standing AG columnist, Anne Swithinbank

The People's Friend

Behind the garden gate

IT’S easy to imagine the vegetable patch is winding down at this time of year – the tomatoes are ripening, courgettes are piling up, and the first leaves are beginning to yellow. But here’s something

Getting started with apple and pear trees, saving herb seeds and how 'stress' may help greenhouse crops ripen

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks

Sow hardy annuals

Mimic their natural behaviour and get them going now to flower in spring

Over the fence

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With expert broadcaster, author and long-standing AG columnist, Anne Swithinbank

With expert broadcaster, author and long-standing AG columnist, Anne Swithinbank

The People's Friend

Behind the garden gate

Getting started with apple and pear trees, saving herb seeds and how 'stress' may help greenhouse crops ripen

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks

Sow hardy annuals

Mimic their natural behaviour and get them going now to flower in spring