{Weekly wrap-up}

Hot posts, stories and images from the web this week.

Lovely post on Design*Sponge about kitchen gardens.

Planning to forage in May? Self-sufficiency guru Andy Hamilton has posted a list of plants you have probably never eaten before.

Speaking of foraging, if that pesky patch of nettles on your allotment is bringing you down, fight them with your fork and make them into ravioli using this fab recipe.

For anyone who is totaly obsessed with tulips, Sarah Raven has written a lovely piece on wild tulips that flower from March until June.

Hooray! Pippa Greenwood comes out in support of dandelions.

Very interesting debate on Carrots and Kids about women visiting their allotments alone.

The Patient Gardener ponders the beautiful but destructive tulip breaking virus.

Remember that you’ve got until 14 May to enter our biodiversity competition. Show off how great you are at encouraging wildlife into your garden, and win a year’s RHS membership.

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