Florence fennel is a handsome and rewarding crop, grown for its crisp, gently aniseed-flavoured bulbs. Although it has a reputation for being a little temperamental, success is very achievable if you

OF all the vegetables, I think it is ...

Comfrey is a handy plant to have in the garden, as it can be used to make a free natural plant feed. The flowers attract bees and it’s also a food plant for several moth and butterfly species, includi

Make more plants this month by dividing perennials, sowing hardy annuals and planting summer bulbs

Thinking ahead to a good crop of aubergines, ...

I love growing summer flowers from seed for my cutting garden and to fill gaps in borders and containers to bloom all season on my patio and garden table. I sow hardy and half-hardy annuals alongside