Rural riddles

Nothing beats home-grown crops for flavour, but if a kitchen garden with its regimented rows of fruit and vegetables doesn’t appeal, then consider creating a pretty potager

Why were some of our sunflower heads deformed? ...

Clare Hunt muses on success with sunflowers and the inexorable advance of autumn

Feeding the soil and carefully selecting your crops will help make your veg garden greener

The garden has given me much joy this year, though it’s not been without its challenges! Especially the weather, with so little rain for long periods. But those two months of drought made little impac

Joe Stanley reflects on the farm’s autumnal jobs, including laying new field drainage