There is nothing quite like the taste of the first tomato of the summer for Olga Grieves. Here’s her guide to the perfect growing conditions

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

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

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

March always feels like the true turning point on the allotment. The days stretch a little longer, the soil starts to warm under your boots, and suddenly the plot goes from quiet and patient to bursti