How to grow: cranberries

Although cranberries have quite specific requirements in terms of conditions, they are actually relatively simple to grow yourself, so you can impress dinner guests with homegrown cranberry sauce on y

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

Chris Collins shows you how easy it is to grow fruit trees and shrubs from bare-rooted plants

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

Don’t bin those seeds or stones – use them to grow your own exotic collection!