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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

flower for cutting. This year we're growing 'Dazzler', which has gorgeous deep pink petals.Sweet peas are another must for any cutting garden. If you haven't got your plants going already, you could invest in some plug plants (mail order is much better

peas - again autumn sown under cover during the same period, but then put out in cold frames to be planted in march.One last section is being given over to one of my favourite late salad crops, Radicchio di Treviso. Unlike the round, open radicchio