Discover it now: courgette f lowers

Bringing a crisp freshness to salads and summer drinks, cucumbers are a summertime staple. It’s easy to grow your own from seed and growing them yourself, then picking them fresh, means they have more

Courgettes are well-known amongst the gardening community for producing bumper harvests throughout the summer. They’re a hassle-free crop to grow and once established they grow at real speed and can f

• Also known as fava beans when dried, broad beans are at their best in the UK from late spring to late summer. Although originally from the Middle East, they’ve been grown in the UK for thousands of

I am, generally, indiscriminate in my enthusiasm for vegetables. But not when it comes to potatoes. I don’t cook them often, so I never bothered growing them in my veg patch. They take up too much spa

Courgettes become silky soft when slow-cooked, which is a lovely textural contrast against grilled lamb chops or barbecued chicken. You could also scatter over crumbled feta or goat’s cheese and serve

Low-maintenance plates packed with punchy flavours? We’ve sorted your midweek eating schedule with these five easy-to-pull-together summer suppers