Sarah's Superfoods: Kale recipes The recipes in this article first appeared in Country Living in January 2015. Healthy eating is a vast subject and a lot of what we read about it is contradictory. First, one study tells us the
chicory and blood orange salad recipe Putting fruit in a salad may seem a bit retro but don't worry, this salad looks beautiful and is ideal as a light winter first course when you're heading towards a rich, meaty main. A squeez
picking and preparing a winter salad Sarah loves collecting leaves for a winter salad. Here are her simple tricks to the perfect salad. Pick lettuce leaves for crunch and colour. Janu
Rocket, beetroot and feta salad I’ve been making this salad for years and it’s particularly good now when the rocket and mix of winter salad leaves are SO delicious.Serves 4 (as a main course)4 medium sized beetroot (fresh, winter-s
chard and coconut soup recipe This is one of my favourite delicious, fresh-tasting and yet comforting winter soup.serves 6–8 2 medium sized onions 2 cloves garlic Slurp of olive oil 1.5 L vegetable stock 400 ml (1 t
celeriac salad with apple, pine nuts and prosciutto recipe Here is one of the best winter salads, celeriac remoulade, taken one step further. Ideal as a starter for a winter dinner or as the main dish for lunch, it's also fantastic topped with a slice of t
cauliflower and chickpea curry recipe Based on a Prue Leith recipe, this is one of the best vegetarian winter curries. A delicious mix of flavours to eat with rice and poppadoms, pomegranate raita and perhaps some flash-fried spinac
January in the garden It's nice to start the new year in the garden and you'll find there's plenty to be done in early January, from herb sowing to tidying and mending. Let’s get started straight away to transform your gar
the best winter salad leaf varieties to grow Sarah shows you which varieties of salad she grows to last through the winter at Perch Hill.
favourite indoor plants for winter Sarah shows you her favourite plants to grow indoors during the winter months, on her favourite metal plant theatre. By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Youtube
understanding types of plants and seeds If you are new to gardening then understanding the different types of plants will really help you get to grips with planning what to sow, plant and grow in your garden. Here are some handy definition
how to cordon train your sweet peas My friend Nipper Keely taught me how to cordon train my sweet peas to grow magnificent plants. Nipper’s stems of trained sweet peas are at least eighteen inches long, with five or six flowers o
identifying your soil type Soils can be identified in to their general types by the way they feel and respond to handling. Pick up a handful and squeeze it together. Sand feels gritty and the grains do not stick together when
using native wood structures In 2012 I had a resolution for my new vegetable patch - to use only British native wood for plant supports and edging. I needed to raise the beds to help drainage on our heavy clay soil. If I di
growing primula auriculas Auriculas are one of those frustrating groups of plants that are continually evolving. Just when you find one you particularly like, it is superseded by another quite similar, said to be a better per
clematis for every month of the year Clematis are among the showiest of climbers – and a garden with climbers is a place that feels as though it has come into its own. No longer a randomly selected patch of cultivated earth,
