Shannon Butcher
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Glorious gardening gloves for green thumbs
Any gardener knows that a sturdy pair of gloves is a valuable bit of kit to have on hand – pun intended. That’s why it’s important when choosing the perfect gardening gloves to make sure it ticks all the right…
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Request the lastest catalogues and start planning for 2021!
There’s no time like the present to start preparing your garden for next year. These fantastic, free catalogues from some of the best seed and gardening suppliers have everything you’ll need to plan out your garden or allotment.
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Perfect planters and raised beds to make the most of small spaces
Raised beds and planters can be spotted in most veg gardens and even most casual gardens these days, whether for ease of use, aesthetics or to utilise smaller spaces more efficiently.
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The best strimmers for the perfect garden finish
Strimmers may not be at the top of shopping lists when it comes to gardening tools, but it’s always a great idea to have one handy for those hard to reach spots that your mower can’t get to.
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Great gardening reads for tips and inspiration
From veg patches to house plants, Kitchen Garden has selected some of the best reads to kick start your gardening studies!
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Five fantastic Robotic Lawn Mowers for Easy Garden Mantainence
Robotic lawn mowers are the way to go if you’re looking to modernise your garden care. Some of the latest models can do it all, without you doing a thing – besides turning it on off course.
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Planting fruit
Catalogues offer you tree and soft fruit grown in two different ways. Fruit growers who also supply gardeners will usually grow their plants in the field planted directly into the nursery soil.
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Where to grow fruit
Most people can find space in their garden, whatever its size, for growing fruit. Here are a few suggestions…
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Podcast 83: Plums and Damsons
This week’s Kitchen Garden Magazine podcast is a guide to common pests, diseases and other problems that could affect plums and damsons. Sit back and listen to the expertise of Guy Barter, chief horticultural adviser for the RHS, read by…
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Talking Heritage
Rob Smith takes a tour of yesteryear with a look at some of his favourite heritage varieties that are neither gone nor forgotten.
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Super Sumac
Gather the flowers of Rhus typhina and you can turn them into a home-made sumac spice, adding flavour to both food and drink, says gardening writer Sally Cunningham.
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Review: Let’s Grow and Cook
More and more people are starting to appreciate the benefits of growing their own fresh fruit and veg and are seeking out their own patch to do just that.
