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the distractions of computers and mobile phones, it seems that 11-year-old young ladies still imagine themselves frolicking in a flower garden with a trug across their arm.We've already got a bed of blood-red dahlias, which provide a lot of flowers for the house

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is always a good place to look for new 'grow your own' ideas.  The Growing Tastes Marquee this year was better than ever: my highlights for 2010 were garlic and blueberries.I could smell The Garlic Farm's beautiful

Libra: flowerScorpio: leafSagittarius: fruitCapricorn: rootAquarius: flowerPisces: leafSo, calculating from Friday 12 June, 2010, which is a new moon, I can mark my calendar thus:12-19 June: period one (plant leafy crops)19-26 June: period two (plant fruit crops

for flower and garden photography. You don't have to spend lots of money on a heavy duty one. Mine was £30 for a full size one. I also bought a half-sized one which can be adjusted downwards for photographing vegetables.2. Try to take pictures on overcast

Claudia' and 'The Sutton' are ideally suited, the latter being a more compact variety. I'm going for a bit of colour that will contrast with the wallflowers, so I've chosen 'Crimson Flowered' broad beans. I'm also going to try Red Epicure, which have

called 'Morello Crown' on Gisela 5 dwarfing rootstock. It's smaller than the 'Colt' rootstock, so the tree should reach around six to eight feet after 10 years. The 'Crown' variety is a slightly larger strain than the usual morello cherry, it's the one

want for jam.'Oregon Thornless' is another popular variety, but the flavour, again, does not, in my opinion, match that of wild blackberries. For good looks, 'Loch Maree' is another useful thornless variety with beautiful pink, double flowers, but

to keep things going was my 15-year-old son. It seems that so many of their childhood memories are bound up with relaxing on the allotment. At least he should be allowed a stab at keeping it going with Dad. How could I refuse?The truth is that there is a

:FOR THE FILLING:10-15 plums, halved1 tablespoon of water1 tablespoon of sugarCinnamonMixed spice1 thumb-length of fresh gingerPreheat oven to 180°C . Cook the plums over a low heat with the water and sugar. When almost cooked, turn off the heat, allow to cool a