Prima ’s homes and food editor, Bella Evennett-Watts, shares her top advice and insider tips for this month

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In an extract from her new book, The Productive Garden , Stephanie Hafferty explains how to save money and use traditional wisdom for homemade nasties-free loveliness

Save money. Spruce your space. Feel smug.

THE money that we deposit into our bank accounts doesn’t just sit in a safe until we need to withdraw it. Banks use our money to fund their other profit-making activities – from loans to investments.

Always on a quest to add more jams, pickles and chutneys to my cupboard – and my meals – I couldn’t resist trying McNeill’s small-batch concoctions when their stylish, luxurious-looking labels caught