Anne explains how to have sweeter gooseberries and gets started with mushrooms

There is something about the frosty crunch of the hard frozen ground as I walk in the garden in December that makes me think of gooseberries. Perhaps it’s partly because of the goose bumps on my skin

Parsnips roots will have reached full size by now, so you can begin harvesting them whenever needed. To get them out in one piece, loosen the soil around the roots with a garden fork beforehand, and i

Growing the Good Life is especially rewarding as we start to prepare for winter celebrations. Not only can we harvest food for the feast, but also berries, seedheads and foliage for festive decoration

Rosie Irving celebrates an easy-going shrub that gives so much for so little effort

Ivy flowers have gone over and now berries are starting to form. Avoid cutting these back and allow them to develop as a food source for birds. Ivy berries ripen in late winter and are often not eaten