

Jazz up your sprouts!
They don’t want, or need, to be soggy, tasteless or grey… liven up your Christmas dinner with this zingy recipe from the team at YesPeas!
Peas And Brussels Sprouts With Hazelnut And Orange Glaze
Ingredients
200g prepared Brussels sprouts
400g frozen peas
50g butter
50g hazelnuts, roughly chopped
Zest and juice of one orange
1tsp sugar
Sea salt and black…

How to get your Poinsettia to flower again next year
The vibrant red poinsettia plant is a perfect addition to every family home at Christmas, complementing your seasonal decorations. But this beautiful plant does not have to be a one month wonder just for Christmas. You do not have to watch it wilt and die!
Emma O’Neill, Head Gardener at national horticultural charity, Garden Organic, shares her top tips on…

How to make a Christmas wreath
It has long been a tradition to hang wreaths on doors at Christmas and you can also add a few edible highlights which you may have grown on your plot.
It can be great fun making your own Christmas wreaths and if you can gather a few friends or family together to join in and have a drink or two,…

Christmas Gift Guide 2023
The run-up to Christmas can be an extremely trying time when you’re hunting for ideal gifts for your loved ones. So, we’ve made your life that bit simpler with our exclusive Christmas Gift Guide! Check out some of these fantastic must-haves for gardeners…
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Grow Your Own Veggies
Give the gift of indulging that ‘green’ thumb with this grow your…

Jobs for December
Ben Vanheems shares some essential tasks to carry out in your garden and allotment for December.
SOW NOW
Salad leaves and microgreens (indoors)
PLANT NOW
Garlic, rhubarb, soft and tree fruits
HARVEST
Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflowers, celeriac, celery, endive, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, kohl rabi, leeks, parsnips, swedes, winter radish, winter salad leaves
Make more compost
There’s something wonderful about…

Exclusive giveaways in the December edition
Here are some exclusive Kitchen Garden giveaways for our December edition! Prizes total over £940, here’s what you could win this month…
Give the gift of potting and planting!
With impressive credentials gained from more than 260 years’ experience of designing and manufacturing high-quality garden hand tools, you can be sure that when you choose a Spear & Jackson gift,…