The Garden Deli

Flowers for next year… sowing biennials

Whoever came up with the phrase ‘good things come to those who wait’ was probably a gardener. Sometimes the wait is relatively short. Annuals go from seed to a bouquet […]

Grow guides

A slow & simple salad

If you’re already growing salad leaves, you don’t need me to tell you that they taste a million times (approximately) better than anything you get in those shop-bought bags. Salad […]

Kitchen gardening

Earth Day 2021

The theme of this year’s Earth Day is Restore Our Earth. Regenerating and rebuilding healthy soils is a key part of the work needed to restore biodiversity and fight climate […]

Flower gardening

How to grow sunflowers

Everyone should grow sunflowers… at least one or two. They’re happy flowers – there can’t be many people who don’t feel good when they see a sunflower, or even better […]

Flower gardening

Why not peat?

How and why to garden without peat Towards the end of last year controversy struck the horticultural world. Monty Don used his gardening column to urge gardeners to steer clear […]

Flower gardening

Getting growing in the Jam Jar Cut Flower Garden

How and when to sow annual flower seeds Now that […]

Flower gardening

What to grow in a Jam Jar Cut Flower Garden

We’re going to start by focusing on annuals in the Jam Jar Cut Flower Garden. Annuals germinate, grow and flower all in one year, so they are pretty much the […]

Flower gardening

Introducing the Jam Jar Cut Flower Garden

I’ve been growing flowers for cutting for some time now. Mainly because they feed the bees, but being able to pick a fresh bunch of flowers every week is an […]

Flower gardening

Three reasons to plant a garden

This piece was originally posted on Medium. It’s the first thing I’ve published on the platform and, to be honest, it hasn’t been an overnight success. In fact, it has […]

Flower gardening

When to prune lavender

I worked one summer at a lavender farm where almost every day we were asked, “when should I prune my lavender?” The answer is usually mid- to late-summer… when the […]

Kitchen gardening

Why make compost?

The short answer is simply that homemade compost is brilliant stuff. It feeds the microbes that build healthy soils, helps improve soil structure and is a great way to recycle […]

Flower gardening

Sowing hardy annuals for earlier flowers

There are a lot of flower growers who recommend sowing hardy annuals towards the end of the growing season to produce sturdier plants and earlier flowers the following spring. In […]

Grow guides

The how and why of growing microgreens

Everyone can grow microgreens. In fact, most people will have already… a punnet of cress on the windowsill for a school project almost certainly counts! Microgreens are a great way […]

Kitchen gardening

If you look at a natural ecosystem, you’ll find a diverse range of plants, animals, fungi and microbes living together, interacting and supporting a sustainable system. Everything from the rainforests […]

Grow guides

Summer herbs… growing dill

Dill is a delicate summer herb that brings a gentle aniseed flavour to dishes. The ferny leaves are best used fresh, but aren’t always easy to buy. For cooks wanting […]

Regenerative gardening

What is regenerative gardening?

Regenerative gardening is a relatively new name for a set of principles that draw from organic and no-dig gardening, permaculture and natural ecosystems. The heart of the idea is based […]

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The Garden Deli

Gardens to feed people & pollinators

Flowers for next year… sowing biennials

A slow & simple salad

Earth Day 2021

How to grow sunflowers

Why not peat?

Getting growing in the Jam Jar Cut Flower Garden

What to grow in a Jam Jar Cut Flower Garden

Introducing the Jam Jar Cut Flower Garden

Three reasons to plant a garden

When to prune lavender

Why make compost?

Sowing hardy annuals for earlier flowers

The how and why of growing microgreens

Diversity is good

Summer herbs… growing dill

What is regenerative gardening?