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We know plants provide food – healthy vegetables, herbs and fruit. But what else can gardeners grow them for?

It is an unusual month December, the first couple of weeks are busy as we rush to get everything done before the holidays and then things tend to go very quiet. Consequently, I’ve not had much time for the allotment and have been suffering from withdrawal symptoms.

World Soil Day is celebrated today, 5th December. 95% of our food comes from the soil, but a third of our global soils are already degraded.

The Royal Horticultural Society has admitted to reviewing its 'Perfect for Pollinators' scheme, after research showed plants in garden centres contained a mixture of pesticides which could harm the pollinators.

What is Xylella? Is it a risk for British plants?

‘Bumper crop’ is a good couple of words to start my blog this month and to conclude a bit of a whirl wind season as far as my own gardening efforts are concerned.

Garden Organic is launching a series of free workshops for Southwark residents as part of the charity’s Southwark Food Poverty project.

It’s a lovely warm September afternoon and I find myself, not for the first time this month, harvesting dry pods of three beans I am growing especially for the Heritage Seed Library.

We've teamed up with Ebury Publishing and Abel & Cole to offer you a range of scrumptious recipes from their new cookbook - How to Eat Brilliantly Every Day. This inspiring book contains a range of tasty organic recipes suitable for all the family!

Walking down to the allotment the scent of autumn is certainly in the air and the first tinges of yellows and red are showing in the deciduous trees. The great sleep approaches, somehow I feel a little bit jealous, and the idea of kipping through the dark months seems a pretty good one to me.