Steve Ott

  • The Rockstar of vegetables

    The Rockstar of vegetables

    Throughout the land, chitted potatoes sit impatiently in exposed egg boxes, waiting for the main event. By Ade Sellars Waving their newly formed tendrils in the air like they just don’t care, they signal the arrival of gardeners’ favourite old…

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  • How to Care for an Olive Tree

    How to Care for an Olive Tree

    Add a touch of Mediterranean glamour to your home – with an olive tree. While the weather in the UK may leave little to be desired at the best of times, there is one way to add a touch of…

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  • Ask us (almost) anything!

    Ask us (almost) anything!

    This month, we’ll be getting a grilling from our readers as we answer your burning questions in the March podcast. If you’d like to hear Steve, Emma and Tony answer your questions, hope on over to Facebook or Twitter and…

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  • SPANISH EGGS WITH PARSLEY & CHORIZO

    SPANISH EGGS WITH PARSLEY & CHORIZO

    Bursting at the seams with colour and flavour, this Spanish egg and chorizo dish is great served for lunch or dinner. SERVES 4 Preparation time: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 30 minutes • 4 tbsp olive oil • 1 onion,…

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  • How to encourage children to eat their greens

    How to encourage children to eat their greens

    Squire’s Garden Centres are running a great activity at May Half Term Dates: Monday 29th May – Friday 2nd June 2017 Times: 10am – 4pm Locations: All Squire’s Garden Centres (except Chertsey) www.squiresgardencentres.co.uk Activities: Plant a Fruit & Vegetable Box…

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  • Thrive announce second charity ambassador

    Thrive announce second charity ambassador

    Garden designer Mark Lane has become an ambassador for the charity Thrive. Kent-based Mark is the UK’s first recognised wheelchair-bound garden designer and the first BBC TV gardening presenter in a wheelchair. Mark is passionate about good garden design that…

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  • New stunning Zinnia ‘Lilliput Purple’

    New stunning Zinnia ‘Lilliput Purple’

    Zinnia ‘Lilliput Purple’ has abundant, small and perfectly formed pompom flowers on strong, medium height, perfect-for-cutting stems. Thrive is celebrating a new partnership with Chiltern Seeds which is selling a stunning new Zinnia ‘Lilliput Purple’ in aid of the charity,…

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  • 3 non-harmful ways to deter pests from your garden

    3 non-harmful ways to deter pests from your garden

    Here are a handful of non-harmful, eco-friendly and sustainable ways of deterring pests Are you a keen gardener keeping a watchful eye on the wildlife that’s visiting your garden? Well, if so, you may be wondering how best to deter…

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  • Bootlaces, irises and lovely leaf mould

    Bootlaces, irises and lovely leaf mould

    I am so glad to be back at work today! Apart from anything else I’m trying to catch up on some late winter jobs in the garden and they all happen to be the sort that make you wish you…

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  • KG+Trouble-free tomatoes

    KG+Trouble-free tomatoes

    Bonus material – Extra to your Kitchen Garden Magazine!  To see the original features with even more information buy Kitchen Garden magazine today. Click on the Subscription box below to buy a specific month or subscribe so you never miss…

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  • Spring soon to be announced in Cornwall as champion Magnolias bloom

    Spring soon to be announced in Cornwall as champion Magnolias bloom

    Six beautiful Magnolia trees in Cornwall are set to herald the start of the nation’s long-awaited Spring. Blooms on the South West Peninsular start appearing a lot earlier than the rest of the UK mainland thanks to the warmer climate.…

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  • ‘Spring is on the way; you can smell it’, say National Trust Gardeners

    ‘Spring is on the way; you can smell it’, say National Trust Gardeners

    12th annual Valentine’s Flower Count National Trust garden teams in the south west [1] have conducted their annual flower count for Valentine’s Day and although spring seems to be on the way, just as we would expect, what is noticeable…

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