Hazel sillver’s edible garden

When a friend came to visit recently she loved all the colour in our flower garden but she took one look at the veg garden and said, “Ah, food!” There’s nothing better than harvesting delicious fresh

Easy ways to create a compact kitchen garden

This heirloom variety is a generous cropper, offering unusual-looking creamy white fruits, which have a slightly tangy flavour. The plants can be grown either outdoors, or undercover, so are a great c

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks in the garden

Give your soil a boost with an easy, homegrown crop of organic matter

Broad beans: Certain varieties can still be sown this month, but it’s best to keep cloches handy in case frosts return in autumn. Carrots: It might seem too late, but you can sow fast-maturing varieti