The latest tips, guides, features & news from the UK’s number 1 grow your own magazine.
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GIVING HOME OWNERS THE CHANCE TO GET GROWING
RETIRED nurse manager, Redrow home owner and first-time allotment holder Karen Thirkell is enjoying the fruits of her labour. Karen, who lives at Horsforth Vale, near Leeds, is one of many Redrow home owners around the country who have been…
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Autumn and Winter Propagation Workshop
Find out about the art of plant propagation in our new one day workshop. With techniques adapted from nature, we can produce plants for our gardens, with enough left over to share with friends. This workshop covers a wide range…
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Acknowledge the importance of gardening with nature in mind, this National Allotments Week
Each year, The National Allotment Society celebrate National Allotments Week, where communities and allotments are encouraged to host events and get involved with the year’s theme.
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Podcast 123: Pest and Disease Control Without Chemicals
This month we explain how you can manage pests and diseases in your garden without the use of chemicals. (Read by Rachel Atkins).
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Create a haven for struggling wildlife
– Loss of habitat is threatening British wildlife, but your garden can be a welcome home– Our gardens make up 30% of open green space in England, making them a vital place for supporting wildlife.– Over half…
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September issue now on sale!
In the September issue of Kitchen Garden, you’ll find: the KG team answer your queries on peaches, figs, potatoes and ants; and gardening writer Emily Cupit puts six brands of peat-free compost through their paces.
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HERITAGE VEG GARDEN TOURS
Go behind the scenes to discover how rare and unusual vegetables are being conserved for the future Coventry-based horticultural charity, Garden Organic conserves and grows 800 varieties of scarce vegetable cultivars for seed at Ryton Gardens, just outside the…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: EDGING SHEARS (September 22)
Edging your lawns or grassy vegetable plot pathways is so much easier with a good pair of shears BEST BUYRAZORSHARP EDGING SHEARS These Kew Gardens Collection edging shears come with carbon steel blades, 19cm (7½in) in length, light aluminium handles…
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Search for ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’ begins
Two wildlife charities are asking members of the public to link their gardens this summer in a bid to help hedgehogs and find ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’. The British Hedgehog Preservation Society and People’s Trust for Endangered Species, who together…
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The most unique sheds according to TikTok
According to research, the average garden spend of a UK household in the last two years was £1,976, meaning more and more wild, wacky and practical garden buildings have been popping up across the nation. New research from Power Sheds…
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New life for historic walled gardens
Blenheim Estate has joined forces with food producers Worthy Earth to create a flourishing regenerative kitchen garden within its historic walled garden. The estate is partnering with Worthy Earth, makers of no-dig, regenerative market gardens to renew and manage the…
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CHILDREN’S CHARITY CELEBRITY GARDEN MAKEOVER
Hampshire-based waste removal experts, HIPPO has awarded Oak House Children’s Home in Ilford a garden makeover from celebrity gardener Michael Perry, aka Mr Plant Geek. The competition, run by the creators of the HIPPOBAG, received almost 2,500 entries from individuals…
