HTA Grow Your Own Guides
Growing Herbs
Herbs have been grown for centuries for their culinary, medicinal and ornamental properties. An essential ingredient in many dishes, herbs can be cultivated and picked fresh from the garden, however small the plot. These ornamental plants range from those grown annually from seed, such as basil; to more permanent perennials, such as mint and tarragon;…
Growing Vegetables
Many of the most worthwhile vegetables you can grow at home are known as ‘tender plants’ and will not survive outside in cold weather without some form of protection. They are best sown indoors on a warm, sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse – then the seedlings can be planted outdoors when the risk of…
Growing Fruit
A succulent harvest of ripe berries in summer and orchard fruits in autumn is a wonderful bonus for gardeners, with very little effort required. Fruit trees have the added bonus of beautiful spring blossom and ballerina style trees can be grown in the smallest space, while berry fruits can be grown against a sunny wall…
