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, they're certainly easier to peel than grapes).But don't despair if your beans have matured more than you would have wanted. Just cook, peel and mash the beans into a tasty puree.Broad beans are a simple crop to grow, but you do need quite a long row

-purpose for this particular job). On my arrival I was confronted with beds of stunning primulas, all at their peak.Colour is lacking at the end of February as we wait for the early bulbs to bloom. A few brave grape hyacinths are showing colour, and daffodils surge higher

Geoff to save grapes from his vine to make the raisins for his mince pies or Christmas pud either. My memory fails me as to which brother, Geoff or Tony, won most often, but what a wonderful family tradition they enjoyed together.Of course, Boxing Day

.My shopping list is always a long one, including all my favourites from daffodils to hyacinths, fritillarias, crocus, and of course tulips.Last autumn, in my search to find something new to grow, I discovered a selection of multi-headed tulips. Why grow tulips