Grow your own

Thinking about growing your own food? We’ve got some top tips to help your produce flourish and great advice on how to get the best from your freshly grown ingredients

Gardener picking fresh ruhbarb from the Kitchen Garden at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk.
Chef collecting salad leaves from the Kitchen Garden to use in the Orangery Cafe at Ham House, Richmond-upon-Thames

Green gardening 

Have you decided that going green is the right thing to do, but you're not really sure how to go about it? Feel guilty you're not doing more to help the environment? Well help is at hand with our series of 'how to' greener gardening videos.

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What's in season: summer

A small office vegetable garden

What's in season: June 

June is a high point in UK gardens. The first spring-sown crops are finally ready to harvest and fruit bushes are dripping with jewels. Strawberries, cucumber, spinach and courgettes are among the fruit and veg coming into season.

Broads beans and goose berries in a basket at Snowshill Manor

What's in season: July 

As summer reaches its height, British crops are in abundance, from beetroots to radishes and all the berries you can eat.

A combine empties its load of spelt at Wimpole Home Farm

Why we champion sustainable food 

We’re playing our part to shift towards more sustainable, locally-sourced food. This will help support the environment, local economies and wildlife.

Sustainable food
Light and spicy with orange and star anise

Recipes round-up  

We love home-grown produce and we've got some great recipes to show off your veg-patch successes. Take a look through our recipes for some culinary inspiration.

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Staff and volunteers gardening

Gardeners' tips 

Looking after more than 200 gardens has taught us a thing or two, so here our gardeners share some of their tips for growing a fruitful feasts and blooming beautiful gardens.

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If you're keen to put those green fingers to work and grow your own at home, you'll find all the gardening essentials you need here.

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