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From The Garden To The Table

The transformation of my garden, growing the most delicious food, edible garden design, plant ideas, recipes, cocktails, fermentation and more
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Weekly window into our gardens
Morning morning morning. I've just got back from walking the dog. At least I think it was our dog I was walking, as it was so misty I could hardly see…
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Nine star broccoli
Watch now (1 min) | Despite growing perhaps as great a variety of food as anyone in this country - everything from pecans to almonds, Chilean guava to…
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Wild garlic: two almost recipes
If you look at Lake Como in Italy on a map, it resembles a skinny blue figure, striding west through the hills of northern Italy. When I was half the…
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Japanese quince
Watch now (1 min) | Most mornings, I am out of the house within 10 minutes of being awake, having persuaded a snoring hound to give up his corner of the…
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The Valentine's guide to growing chillis
And most other Mediterraneans such as tomatoes, aubergines and peppers
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A new benefit of being a paid subscriber
The Otter Farm nursery stocks the best varieties of familiar plants and seeds, as well as plenty of lesser known flavours - Chilean guava (Queen…
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Spiced rum + Krupnik (Polish spiced honey vodka)
Two very welcome Christmas presents
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