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Perfect planters and raised beds to make the most of small spaces

20th August 2020 Shannon Butcher Advertising Features, Features

Raised beds and planters can be spotted in most veg gardens and even most casual gardens these days, whether for ease of use, aesthetics or to utilise smaller spaces more efficiently. That’s not all though. Raised planters and beds have better drainage, which is great for crops and flowers and they are a little bit kinder to our achy backs,…

The Black Farmer, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE calls for more allotments to be amde available by the UK's big landowners

The Black Farmer Calls For Land Owners To Make More Allotment Space Available

14th August 2020 Steve Ott Features, News

A 45% spike in the interest in obtaining information about urban allotments during the coronavirus outbreak accentuates 6-18 month waiting lists, according to the National Allotment Society (NAS). There are an estimated 330,000 allotment plots today in Britain, the vast majority of which are the responsibility of local councils. The National Trust has also provided many sites. NAS recommends that…

The best strimmers for the perfect garden finish

11th August 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Strimmers may not be at the top of shopping lists when it comes to gardening tools, but it’s always a great idea to have one handy for those hard to reach spots that your mower can’t get to. They are the perfect tool for those choppy looking edges often left after a good lawn mowing, or for those clusters of…

White chocolate and raspberry buns!

10th August 2020 Tony Flanagan Features, Recipes

Raspberries are another summer fruit that is easy to grow and is rewarding both in terms of quantity and flavour. There are generally two types of varieties of raspberries; summerfruiting raspberries which start to fruit in July and autumn-fruiting raspberries, which grow differently and won’t be ready until August. It is important to know whether you have summer or autumn…

Great gardening reads for tips and inspiration

6th August 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Gardening novice or total green thumb? No matter you’re skill level these gardening reads are fantastic for those looking to expand their abilities or those wanting to try something new. From veg patches to house plants, Kitchen Garden has selected some of the best reads to kick start your gardening studies! Down to Earth | Monty Don The UK’s leading…

Life after COVID-19: Lessons from past pandemics

6th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Advertising Features, Features

With lockdown restrictions easing slightly in UK, this is perhaps a time to reflect on the past months, and look forward to what a world could look like once the COVID-19 pandemic has gone, if ever. Life after COVID-19 investigates past epidemics and their aftermath, seeking to draw parallels with the world of today and examine how the world could…

Scrumptious strawberries!

6th August 2020 Tony Flanagan Features, Recipes

Strawberries are extremely easy to grow, and even just a few plants can provide a plentiful supply of sweet succulent fruits through the summer months. If chosen carefully, varieties such as the early ‘Elvira’, ‘Cambridge Favourite’ or ‘Florence’- will provide plenty of fruit from June through to September. Some will even repeat fruit, these are known as ‘perpetual’ forms’ and…

Five fantastic Robotic Lawn Mowers for Easy Garden Mantainence

28th July 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Robotic lawn mowers are the way to go if you’re looking to modernise your garden care. Some of the latest models can do it all, without you doing a thing – besides turning it on of course. They remember the shape of your garden, when it needs to mow and how to get back to it’s charging station when the…

Talking Heritage

17th June 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Rob Smith takes a tour of yesteryear with a look at some of his favourite heritage varieties that are neither gone nor forgotten. We gardeners are inundated with fantastic seed catalogues and an overwhelming number of new varieties of veg to choose from. With this in mind it’s sometimes tough deciding what to grow; after all, we know we want…

Super Sumac

11th June 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Gather the flowers of Rhus typhina and you can turn them into a home-made sumac spice, adding flavour to both food and drink, says gardening writer Sally Cunningham. For most gardeners, stag’s horn sumac (also spelt sumach), Rhus typhina, is one of those shrubs you admire in other people’s gardens while being very glad it’s not in your own! The…

The start of something bigger

15th April 2020 Steve Ott Features

We follow the ventures of some new allotment holders as they move from starter plots to larger ones. Elaine Crick follows their progress. From starters to mains Elaine and Julia (aka Radio Derby’s The Potty Plotters) had the idea to create mini starter plots for people who hadn’t grown veg before but would find a large allotment daunting. They took…

Time to take action for Britain’s wildlife

26th April 2019 Steve Ott Features

Over 40 million birds have vanished from UK skies in just 50 years, it is time to Let Nature Sing • The RSPB is releasing a track of pure bird song to raise awareness of the shocking loss of over 40 million birds from the UK in just 50 years. • ‘Let Nature Sing’ features the song of many threatened…

Perfect for pollinators… ?

2nd June 2017 Steve Ott Features

A busy bee diving into some gayfeather. New research has found that many of the plants sold in garden centres as ‘bee-friendly’ or ‘pollinator-friendly’ actually contain dangerous levels of pesticides. Research by Dr Dave Goulson of Sussex University tested 29 different ‘bee-friendly’ plants for eight commonly used insecticides and 16 fungicides. Only two plants did not contain any, while 23…

KG+Trouble-free tomatoes

20th February 2017 Steve Ott Features

Bonus material – Extra to your Kitchen Garden Magazine! To see the original features with even more information buy Kitchen Garden magazine today. Click on the Subscription box below to buy a specific month or subscribe so you never miss an issue. The trusty tomato is undoubtedly Britain’s home-grown crop. But pitfalls to success are never far away. Be aware…