There are some vegetables that thrive in the cold, but unless you aspire to self-sufficiency Tom Coward recommends caution when sowing very early in the year. “It’s a mistake, although we always do it

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

As winter eases and spring beckons, longer days bring the garden to life – and your growing year starts here…

Growing vegetables was my introduction to gardening when we created a tiny veg patch 14 years ago. While it sparked a career change into gardening, design and writing, growing vegetables has remained

Anne outlines her top jobs to be getting on with over the coming fortnight

It’s time for sowing, planting alpine containers and living screens and tidying up old growth