Grow Your Own Soup

The word ‘soup’ is derived from the Latin word suppa, used to describe bread soaked in broth. Today, it describes the process of softening and cooking food in liquid. The French later adapted the word to soupe, which we appropriated, omitting the ‘e’ at the end. Advantages of growing your own soup Home-made soup, using…

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Herbs that grow in winter

Growing winter herbs is a great way to continue producing delicious flavour despite the cooler conditions. Even though many plants including herbs go dormant in autumn and winter, there is still plenty to grow. Find out the best winter herbs to grow this year. Winter herbs to grow outside Which herbs can grow outside in…

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Top three plants that smell like sweets

As the summer holidays creep closer and closer, why not transform your community garden into a place that kids will get stuck in? The best way to do this? Make your school or community garden smell like a sweet shop!  Discover our quick list of sweet-scented plants that smell as if they’ve been taken straight…

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