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Book of the Week: Enjoying Birdwatching in Lancashire and Cumbria

29th January 2024 Alex Bestwick Features

This week’s book pick is Enjoying Birdwatching in Lancashire and Cumbria by David Hindle. This glorious book features many of the best sites and nature reserves in North West England that are freely available to be explored and enjoyed. Enjoying bird watching in Lancashire and Cumbria highlights not only the wonderful birds, flora and fauna of the two counties but…

Book of the week: How to… Grow Month by Month Guide

7th August 2023 Alex Bestwick Features

Our book of the week for this week is the helpful month-by-month guide to growing at home, perfect for if you’re looking to spend more time in the garden. A guide to all the essential tasks to do on your veg patch or in your greenhouse throughout the year. It offers great advice and inspiration to any who are new…

Book of the Week: How to… Grow Greener

24th July 2023 Alex Bestwick Features

This week’s Kitchen Garden Book of the Week is the latest in our ‘How to…’ series, ‘How to… Grow Greener’ Modern gardeners want to produce their food in a way that respects and helps nature. No harmful pesticides or peat here – it’s a hands-off way of growing food that allows nature to take the lead. This title is packed…

Book of the week: How to… Grow Patio Veg

4th July 2023 Alex Bestwick Features

Our latest book of the week is a helpful guide to growing veg on your patio, balcony, or even windowsill year-round. Space is at a premium for many would-be gardeners and allotment plots are hard to come by. In this issue, we show you how even the smallest patio, patch or even balcony can be turned into a productive paradise!…

Book of the week: How to… Grow Your Own Veg

24th April 2023 Alex Bestwick Features

This week’s Kitchen Garden book pick teaches you all about growing your own veg at home. With climate change, food shortages and price rises predicted in the shops, growing your own has never been more important. Grow Your Own Veg is packed with all the expert advice you need to produce your own tasty food – and no air miles…

Where Arden met Shakespeare

23rd April 2020 Steve Ott News

April 23 celebrates the amazing life and works of William Shakespeare. However, few know about the roots of this iconic literary figure. The story of one of the world’s most influential writers begins not in Stratford upon-Avon, but the far side of the thick belt of ancient forest that once covered much of the landscape to the north. The Forest…

Five fantastic garden reads for your bank holiday weekend!

7th April 2020 Steve Ott News, Reviews

With Easter bank holiday upon us and more sunny weather to come, there’s no better time to get out to our gardens. However, some of us may need a little something extra to sit back, relax and read. Whether that’s a book for avid birdwatchers or a how-to guide on making the most of gardens and plots. Check out this…

OUT NOW: Let’s Grow & Cook

27th April 2016 Steve Ott News, Recipes, Reviews

Let’s Grow & Cook: A new special edition from Kitchen Garden Kitchen Garden editor Steve Ott and food writer Anna Pettigrew have teamed up to launch this special edition volume, Let’s Grow & Cook. The 132-page publication presents detailed advice for growing more than 50 crops, from the most used ingredients through to those now gaining popularity such as cucamelons…