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 potting-on young seedlings while the resident cat keeps a close watch at Llanerchaeron, Wales
Staff and volunteers gardening at a National Trust property

Top 10 tips to prepare your garden for winter 

Want to find out how best to prepare your garden for the winter months? Find out with our ten top tips.

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What's in season: autumn/ winter

Potatoes from Dyffryn Gardens, South Glamorgan

What's in season: November 

The humble spud is our flavour of the month as the nights draw in and winter approaches. Herbs must be brought in from the garden, but there's still some planting to be done so wrap up warm.

Pears growing on the tree at Hidcote Manor Garden, Gloucestershire in September

What's in season: December 

It may surprise you that there is still a variety of seasonal food available in December. The festive pear tree also comes into season in December, providing plentiful ingredients for a variety of desserts and chutneys.

Wheat and grains of flour on a hessian sack

Why we champion sustainable food 

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

Sustainable food
Staff and volunteers gardening

Gardener's 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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A volunteer gardener with cabbages gathered from the kitchen garden at Llanerchaeron, near Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales

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.

Festive pork pies topped with apple, redcurrant and Stilton

Recipes round-up 

We love food and we've got some great recipes to prove it. Take a look through all of our recipes for some culinary inspiration.

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If you're a foodie that loves to cook, you'll find some great recipe ideas in our cookbooks.

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