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Grow Your Own

Whether you love flowers, fruits, veggies, herbs, or all of the above, follow our step-by-step guides to growing them organically in the comfort of your own home.

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How UK Gardens have altered their appearance over the years

With homes across Britain shrinking, there has been a knock-on effect also witnessed with our gardens. For instance, the homes …

Retail Chain Builds Community Garden Network

Anywhere in the world, this seems a situation at odds with business interests, especially with a large discount chain that …

How to Grow an Apple Tree in a Container

You don’t need a huge yard to enjoy homegrown apples. It’s possible to grow an apple tree in a container …

Growing Rhubarb: Why Isn’t It Red?

Many gardeners have a problem growing rhubarb that turns red. We always assume the trouble is the kind of rhubarb …

Grow Your Own Kiwi Berries

Technically, known as ‘cold hardy kiwi’ fruit, these miniature cousins of the familiar fuzzy brown kiwi are known as kiwi …

The Beginner Gardener: Winging it

I have to admit, I was so stressed when I started planning my outdoor vegetable garden. That pressure grew when …

BBQ Herb Garden: Growing Herbs for The Grill

Putting miles on the grill is all part of summer, as is the endless supply of fresh fruits and vegetables …

How to Grow a Vegetable Garden from Kitchen Scraps

Several kitchen scraps can be regrown in the garden to make an encore appearance back in the kitchen. Kitchen scraps …

8 Tips for Healthy Crops in Pots

Edible container gardens can provide you with a continual abundance of homegrown vegetables, herbs, and fruit. With these tips for …

5 Tips on how to Grow an Olive Tree

How to Grow an Olive Tree A garden is a place to escape to; full of color, peace, love and …

Vegetable Garden Layout Mistakes to Avoid

Every gardener starts the season with visions of plenty, regardless of plot size. But there are situations you really don’t …

How to Grow Sage… Anywhere

HISTORY & FOLKLORE A word with two meanings, sage the noun refers to a herb with culinary and medicinal uses, …

Grow Versatile, Edible Indian Corn

A lot of people don’t realize you can eat Indian corn. They think it’s just pretty. One edible Indian corn …

3 New Herbs to Grow

Looking for some unique flavours from the garden? Let’s take a clue from top chefs’ custom crops on new herbs …

Purple Food: Hot Crops for 2017

The next big thing to grow in your garden should produce purple fruits, leaves, and roots. Purple food is the …

Dill: How To Grow This Powerful Herb

The first reason for growing dill that pops into a gardener’s mind might be for their pickles. But its value …

Grow Your Own Wheat

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Growing Thyme Anywhere

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How To Grow Your Own Mint

The original and longer version of this article is published in UK4, where it appeared under the title, Grow Your …

Freaky Fruits: Seeds Sprouting Inside Tomato

This article by Tammy Clayton, Senior Editor of Garden Culture Magazine is republished here from Issue 4 where it appeared …

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