Wild herbs

Anne reveals rewarding ways to maximise the edible potential of the garden in August

Decorating the land with their brilliant and varied hues, our native flora–which operate as clocks, calendars and Nature’s medicine cabinet–are simply blooming brilliant,

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

INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 300g courgettes, green or yellow, coarsely grated 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock 1 egg 250ml natural yoghurt Jui

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

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