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salad. I simply boil and drain the spuds, add lots of mayonnaise, a dash of mustard, some virgin olive oil and a splash of cider vinegar, then mix together and top with freshly picked, steamed broad beans and mint. Heaven.With tomatoes, I whip up a

too. London alone, is losing equivalent to two-and-a-half Hyde Parks of land each year. Not only is this reducing wildlife habitats, but it also puts pressure on sewage systems, as there is less land to absorb rainfall. This causes drains to back up

minutesAubretia 'Hamburger Stadtpark', 7cm pot x1Armeria juniperifolia 'Alba', 7cm pot x1Phlox douglasii 'Red Admiral', 7cm pot x1Saxifraga 'Gleborg', 7cm pot x1Sempervivum, 7cm pot x1Terracotta: 40cm glazed half pot x1, 10cm pots x2, section land drain x1

later. Put a few bits of broken pot over the drainage hole to stop compost washing away while allowing excess water to drain.Fill your large pot up to about two-thirds full of compost. Use a half-and-half blend of John Innes No.3 and multi

Plant up pots in position as they'll be heavy to move later. Put a few bits of broken pot over the drainage hole to stop compost washing away while allowing excess water to drain.Fill your large pot up to about two-thirds full of compost. Use a half

to move later. Put a few bits of broken pot over the drainage hole to stop compost washing away while allowing excess water to drain.Fill your large pot up to about two-thirds full of compost. Use a half-and-half blend of John Innes No.3 and multi

was bred in England and is perfectly suited to the UK climate. Requires a sunny position and well-drained soil.Iris 'Semiramis'Following on from the success of Mayan 'Gold', Thompson & Morgan (T&M) is launching two new varieties of potato; 'Mayan Queen

in these conditions. You can even find plants that suit really difficult situations such as shady watersides or areas under large trees whose roots suck all the moisture out of the ground in summer. If you have borders of moist but well-drained and humus-rich soil

's crucial the soil is free draining. Dig a trench 45cm wide and 23cm deep. Enrich the soil with compost and fork back in. Leave for a month, then plant your raspberries, feeding them with a potash-rich fertiliser.Space raspberry canes 35-45cm apart

crowned with chestnut-brown seedheads.Rhodocoma giganteaThis plant produces clusters of brown flowerheads in summer. Height 80cm.Thamnochortus rigidusRestios do best in well-drained acidic soil in a sunny, south-facing sheltered spot. Coming from South