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Sundried tomatoes

 

5:00 pmin blog, recipes, saving money, vegetables by isabel No Comments »

Here’s how to make your own incredibly sweet and intense sundried tomatoes from your own stock of homegrown heritage fruits.

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Wheels of fire

 

5:00 pmin blog, flowers by Ken Marten No Comments »

Florist Ken Marten creates an incredible window display using sunflower and delphinium petals.

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Chillies and chard

 

5:00 pmin blog, flowers, garden design, vegetables by isabel 2 Comments »

If you go down to the park today, you’re sure for a big surprise. We found rainbow chard edging annual borders and black chilli plants striking a pose. Find out how parks are becoming hot plots.

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Abutilon

 

3:00 pmin blog, flowers, grow this by isabel No Comments »

If you’re looking for a drop dead gorgeous plant with plenty of vintage glam, Abutilon ‘Souvenir de Bonne’ is a true catch. It’s a little tender though, so make sure you pay attention to our growing guide.

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The wrap-up

 

6:00 pmin blog, news by isabel No Comments »

A plant called Clivia, wild bramble crumble and how to get those stubborn green tomatoes to blush: it’s all here in F&F’s wrap-up of the top and tastiest gardening posts from the week.

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Magnificent mulberries

 

3:58 pmin blog, fruit, trees by isabel No Comments »

Black mulberries are a fabulous fruit shrouded in folklore and romance. Here’s F&F’s guide to growing Morus nigra, as well as some stunning recipe ideas.

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The tiny hot plot

 

9:46 pmin blog, garden design, real gardens by isabel No Comments »

Katherine Roper always wanted to design a beautiful vegetable garden. So she jumped at the chance to create one in the sunken walled garden of an Arts & Crafts house near Bath. As part of our Hot Plot series on good-looking kitchen gardens, here’s the tiny plot she designed.

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Tomato: Tangella

 

8:41 pmin blog, grow this, vegetables by Rebsie Fairholm 1 Comment »

In August’s Top of the Crops, Rebsie Fairholm sneaks a peek at a tomato with an identity crisis: the ‘Tangella’, which rather fancies itself as a tangerine.

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Horminum pyrenaicum

 

8:51 pmin blog, flowers, grow this by Ryan Lewis No Comments »

Here’s a cute little plant to creep around the corners of your garden. Ryan Lewis gives us the lowdown on the Dragonmouth, Horminum pyrenaicum, a fabulous blue-flowered alpine.

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The wrap-up

 

1:32 pmin blog, news by isabel No Comments »

A final reminder for our blogging competition, golden beans, chamomile tea and mutant tomatoes? It’s all in F&F’s weekly wrap-up of the best gardening stories, posts and photos on the web.

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