“growing our own has enriched our lives”

Reader Steve Watkin from County Durham explains why new skills and sustainability make growing such a joy

Four years ago, Joy Lewty, 62, from Garforth, Leeds, was handed a pack of seeds. That simple gesture set in motion a chain of events that would change her life.

The theme for this year’s National Allotments Week, from 11 to 17 August, is Wellbeing. Five women reveal how their lives have changed for the better by spending time on their plot

We are gardening more than ever. According to surveys, over half the population in America and Europe are getting green-fingered, and data shows that numbers are rising. Humans have been creating gard

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Diana Yates is planning self-sufficiency into her plot with a new kitchen garden that will provide produce all year round – and serve up sustenance for the soul, too