Gardening
Kitchen Garden
ELEGANT EDIBLES: THE ART OF TRAINED FRUIT TREES
Neat, productive and full of old-fashioned charm, trained fruit trees are a time-honoured feature of the kitchen garden. Martin Fish shares his expert advice on choosing shapes, training your own trees, and keeping them in good form for years to come
4 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
GREEN GOLD
Are you still putting out your grass clippings for garden waste collection? Stop! says Benedict Vanheems. Here are some simple but highly effective ways to put them to fantastic use in the garden or on the allotment
7 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
SO HOW ORGANIC IS ORGANIC?
Garden Organic's Anton Rosenfeld discusses how you can be sure what you're doing in your garden is organic and not harmful to your soil or wildlife
3 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
QUESTION TIME
GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP
3 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
SUN-RIPENED SHELF-READY
From the Andes to your allotment, tomatoes have come a long way – and Rob Smith shows you how to make the most of them
6 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
PUT YOUR PERENNIALS TO BED
Whether your patch is fully mature or you're just starting out, late summer is a crucial time for perennial veg, and making sure you complete a few simple but important jobs now will ensure strong, healthy growth and great harvests on your plot next year
4 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
THE LATE, GREAT PLATE OF SUMMER
Late summer brings a harvest worth lingering over - Anna Cairns Pettigrew shares six seasonal favourites using plums, grapes and garlic
5 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
OUR TOP PLOTTERS
Last summer we launched a competition to find our Top Plotters, with the top three winning some great prizes and all being featured in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature one of our runners-up, an allotmenteer from County Durham
3 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
Fungi Foray
Becky Searle shares her tips on cultivating mushrooms at home – and explains why they deserve a place in every veg grower's toolkit
4 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
USE THE HEALING POWER OF HERBS
For many kitchen gardeners, herbs are among the most rewarding plants to grow.
4 min |
September 2025
Kitchen Garden
REUSE RECYCLE, REPURPOSE!
Let's be more resourceful in the garden by buying less and creating more Olga Grieves says just a little imagination can go a long way!
4 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
TOP JOBS FOR AUGUST
STEPHANIE HAFFERTY OUTLINES THE ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS
3 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
QUESTION TIME
GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP
4 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
IT'S TIME FOR SOME PRUDENT PRUNING
Make sure you have your secateurs at hand, says David Patch, as your fruit trees may need some close attention this month
4 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
A SUMMER FAVOURITE
Strawberries are one of summer's most succulent treats. This month Martin Fish offers expert advice to help with growing and propagating a bumper crop
4 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
GROW YOUR OWN SKINCARE
Organic gardening expert Becky Searle explains how to use herbs and flowers to create natural beauty products
5 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
IT’S CHILD'S PLAY DOWN ON OUR ALLOTMENT
Conservation and ecology expert Anna Haines explains what an enriching experience taking on an allotment has been for her young family
5 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
OUR TOP PLOTTERS
Last summer we launched a competition to find our Top Plotters, with the top three winning some great prizes and all being featured in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature one of our runners-up and detail how you can enter this year's competition
2 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
GOING ORGANIC ON YOUR NEW ALLOTMENT PLOT
Getting the keys to your first allotment can be a daunting experience, writes Garden Organic's Anton Rosenfeld. Here he shares some tips for tackling the challenge organically — and reaping the rewards
3 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
GARDEN RESCUE — OUR DIARY
Summer has arrived in full splendour at the Walled Gardens at Croome Court, and for Chris and Karen Cronin it brings an overwhelming sense of pride and gratitude
3 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
UNDER COVER
Aubergines, peppers, melons, cucumbers, tomatoes and other warmth-loving summer vegetables will be busy producing lots of fruit to harvest.
3 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
MEET THE BLOGGER RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY!
Yasmine El-Gabry is the driving force behind turning an unloved Manchester alley prone to flytipping into a thriving and productive community space
4 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
ROOTIN' AROUND
There are many more root crops to grow than just the popular carrots and parsnips. Emma Rawlings takes a look at some more unusual ones to try
9 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
SUMMER SPECIALS
Squash, strawberries and sage all feature in Anna Cairns Pettigrew's smorgasbord of seasonal delights – enjoy!
5 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
BEYOND THE PLOT SUMMER JEWELS, WINTER TREATS
Berries are not just for the summer - you can treat yourself in the darker months too with these delicious recipes, says Rob Smith
5 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
PERENNIAL PLEASERS
Tired of replanting your veg patch or allotment every year? Benedict Vanheems helps you to discover the perennial vegetables that come back stronger each season, offering low-maintenance harvests and year-round charm, no matter what!
9 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
Defend your plot – the natural way
How organic slug control can help to protect your veg
3 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
WHAT'S NEW?
ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING
2 min |
August 2025
Kitchen Garden
SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY
Saving more of your own seeds not only trims costs, over time it can create varieties perfectly suited to your garden's unique microclimate and soil, as Benedict Vanheems explains
8 min |
July 2025
Kitchen Garden
CHOICE CHERRIES
Fruit expert David Patch offers valuable advice on choosing the right type of cherry tree, with top tips on pollination and pruning
6 min |