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Summer is just getting going – but this is precisely the time when you need to be thinking about winter. Because if you want to be harvesting your own crispy-fresh, home-grown veg when it’s cold outside then mid-June is when you can leap into action. While tomatoes, courgettes and cucumbers are growing it’s the start of the key sowing period for many winter vegetables.

Some plants are more than just beautiful or useful – they tell stories, whisper memories, and breathe a fragrance of old times, opening our hearts. Salvias are this kind of plant.They grow in the dry uplands of the Mediterranean, in Mexican gardens, on European meadows – and in the quiet corners of our soul. With more than 1,000 different species, salvia is one of the world’s most diverse plant groups. Yet it’s not just this botanical abundance that makes it so fascinating – it’s the combination of healing, beauty, fragrance and spirituality that makes this plant so special.

Salad leaves are a truly multi-talented garden crop – they can be tender, spicy or crispy, ranging from classic lettuces and rocket salad across an astonishing range of different varieties, leaf shapes and flavours. Some are great for growing a quick crop in spring – others will survive the first frosts and give you fresh green leaves through into winter. In this post we’re taking a look at twelve different salad categories

Have you heard of mulching? Maybe you’ve seen the ground in a garden or park covered with bark mulch, straw or grass clippings. But what’s this done for? And how can you use it in your own garden? Mulching is a simple but effective technique that will help you grow stronger, healthier vegetables, flowers and shrubs – and with very little effort!