by F&F member Kori Bubnack

by F&F member Weatherstaff

F&F community member Ellie Smith gives her tips on the best tomatoes to grow this year.

Five weeks with a newborn baby boy in autumn means the garden has seen very little action. He arrived, at home, on a Friday night weighing in at a walloping 9lbs 9oz. His mum’s diet of homegrown fruit and veg clearly suited him. It’s been a tough first month or so but last week I [...]

There’s a reason I’m not a food blogger. I lack the required domestic genes. I love food. I love beautiful food. But I can’t create beautiful food. I try. Truly. I drool over slick foodie magazines. I bookmark lovely recipes from my favorite food blogs, like The Pioneer Woman or Orangette. In fact, the vanilla [...]

This post November’s Mood board - Glorious mix was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog Tyra’s Garden Now I have saved what can be saved from the kitchen garden. I brought some plants into the greenhouse, some into the garage and some to the verandah. The growing season of 2010 is coming to [...]

As November begins, my garden is starting to look a little sad. The veg border is almost empty, with the exception of a couple of rows of leeks and spring onions, a few carrots, and some very sad-looking calabrese plants. The patio has been cleared of the numerous pots containing tomatoes, peppers, and courgettes (the [...]

My lovely old Mum took me out for lunch last Tuesday. A sort of last supper (a lupper?) before the baby comes. She was helping me get the house and garden shipshape before the baby comes, but due to the endless rain it was mostly the house that got the elbow grease. We spent the [...]

Guest blogger The Chilli King shares his tips on growing those spicy little fruits.

Claire Sutton bounds around her beautiful garden with customary enthusiasm.

Starting this blog, with the season changing from summer to autumn, you find me in the middle of a change in my life AND my garden. In a few days I’ll leave my job in Westminster and head home for my second round of maternity leave. Hopefully to spend more time in the muddy garden [...]

Oh my, how did I ever get by without Stevia? I had never even heard of this herb until the weekend, when a friend plonked a pot of it in front of me. I picked just one tiny young leaf, popped it into my mouth and wham! The leaf tasted more sugary than a real [...]