Cut back gooseberries

It’s time to sow chicory seed for plants to force and eat in winter. Witloof chicory sown now and thinned to 30cm apart will form plants that can be dug up to force the roots from October. Sow the see

Pretty and productive, buy ready-grown plants to speed up harvests

Summer is sailing in, so make sure you sit back and appreciate the beauty of nature (and your hard work) in your garden. If you have flowering plants and are not using pesticides, you should notice an

✔ Use any spare growing space for successional sowings of fast-growing radishes. I like ‘Rainbow Mix’, as you get a lucky-dip surprise when harvesting them for salads or roasting as a BBQ side dish. ✔

Add structure, colour and foliage interest with pretty summer-blooming shrubs

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