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How to plant and grow aquilegias

Aquilegias are invaluable for flowering in May and early June when there is suprisingly little colour in the garden.

How to plant and grow iris

Iris start off a long bulb flower succession at Perch Hill. They're beautiful and successful in pots, borders, or in grass.

How to grow sweet peas from seed

Find the best method of growing sweet peas from seed for strong, productive plants.

How to sow, grow and stake cosmos

Sarah shows you different methods she uses to sow cosmos and stake them, highlighting her favourite varieties for using in the vase.

How to Plant Peonies

Watch Sarah's handy video on how to correctly plant peonies for successful and healthy plants for years to come.

How to Sow Sweet Peas

Sarah shows you how to sow your sweet pea seeds into rootrainers for strong, healthy plants.

How to plant & grow peonies

Your step-by-step guide to growing peonies, how to grow them and when to care for them.

Square inch gardening with Charles Dowding

Sarah meets Charles Dowding- the no-dig expert for tips on square-inch gardening.

Growing rhubarb and making cordial

Sarah talks through the different varieties of rhubarb she grows in order to extend the season.

Ham in hay with parsley sauce recipe

A traditional Luxembourg dish, delicious for dinner serves with roasted carrots and baby new potatoes.

Asparagus and Gruyère tart recipe

Asparagus and Gruyère tart is great for picnics, warm spring days and weekend lunchtimes with friends and family.

Asparagus with almonds recipe

A simple and delicious starter - asparagus with almonds is the perfect May first course.

Iranian herb and feta salad recipe

A simple and delicious starter, perfect for spring. Almost no preparation needed – everyone helps themselves, filling their own pitta bread.

Lemon and anchovy purple sprouting broccoli recipe

This fresh recipe uses the best of seasonal produce with zingy, Mediterranean flavours.

Baked feta with thyme and tomatoes recipe

Lovely as a starter eaten with pitta or flat bread and a tomato and red onion salad and with a sharp red wine and olive oil dressing.

Potato gratin with sorrel recipe

Sorrel makes a delicious salsa verde, but it also has a brilliant melting quality, that makes it perfect for this dish.

Quick rhubarb chutney with cardamom recipe

This delicious rhubarb chutney is so easy to make, and is a great way of preserving a large crop of rhubarb.

Roasted fennel and grape flatbread recipe

Make a delicious flatbread perfect to serve with fish and tomato dishes.

Rosemary, olive and lemon chicken recipe

This recipe is perfect for cool spring weekends, using rosemary from the pots on your kitchen windowsill.

Spicy cauliflower recipe

Spring cauliflower is perfect in this spicy dish - great as a vegetable side topped with toasted nuts.

Spring salsa verde recipe

A delicious and simple Spring salsa verde recipe - perfect herb accompaniment to make up and enjoy with home-grown herbs.

Stilton and celery tart recipe

A delicious treat, Stilton and Celery tart tastes delicious all year round.

Wild garlic pesto recipe

Wild garlic pesto is easy, delicious and a very versatile kitchen staple.

Chilled asparagus soup recipe

The perfect spring and summer dish - this chilled asparagus soup is the perfect light lunch or delicate starter.

Wild garlic and ricotta al forno recipe

This is rich yet fresh – wonderful with bread and a crunchy green salad. I like to add pine nuts for extra texture.

Creamy watercress soup recipe

Watercress gives a peppery flavour to any dish, and is highlighted perfectly in this soup.

Smoked chicken, mango and spring herb salad recipe

The perfect salad to eat as we, and the garden, emerge from hibernation in spring.

Beer-can chicken recipe

An excellent way to cook a chicken, with the bird steamed from the inside at the same time as being roasted from the outside.

Smoked mackerel, broccoli and almond salad recipe

Excellent for lunch or as a starter. Serve with griddled sour dough, scraped lightly with garlic and drizzled with a little extra virgin olive oil.

Beetroot, parsley and green mango salad recipe

A delicious spring salad with an asian twist.

Smoked Mackerel and Parsnip Fish Cakes

We should be eating as much oily fish as we can, and this is a delicious way to do so. Serve with a home-made tomato sauce.

Sushi Popcorn

Popcorn is an excellent fat-free snack, ideal as a substitute for crisps – crunchy and satisfying.

Five-hour leg of lamb recipe

This is my favourite thing to cook for an Easter lunch. You can put it in the oven at breakfast and it will be perfect by lunch.

Kalette, Squash and Parmesan Salad Recipe

Kalettes have incredible health credentials. Like coleslaw but fresher, this salad is quite dense, so a little goes a long way.

Hot cross buns recipe

A delicious treat for Easter, perfect as gifts or to share with friends and family, straight from the oven or toaster with lashings of good butter.

Large hollow Easter egg recipe

Making home-made chocolate Easter eggs for friends and family is a fantastic gift, and fun to do!

Lemon and courgette drizzle cake recipe

Citrus fruit is great in winter and early spring. The courgette adds brilliant moistness and cuts through the sweetness of this sugary cake.

Orange and lemon cake with marmalade cream recipe

A beautiful texture and a zingy flavour, a wonderful treat for any time of the year.

Primrose lemon curd cupcakes recipe

A delicious and simple lemon curd cupcake recipe, a perfect treat for teatime.

Rhubarb Charlotte recipe

A delicious way to cook and eat rhubarb this spring with friends and family.

Rhubarb syllabub recipe

This is a classic spring pudding – easy and quick to make, as well as being light, frothy and delicious.

Coconut milk and Greek yoghurt panna cotta caramel recipe

A low fat panna cotta, using yoghurt and coconut milk instead of cream. Make this the day before and serve with super-healthy, super-tasty blood...

Easter biscuits recipe

These make a wonderful gift for friends and family – perfect with a cup of tea in the morning. Or add some ginger for Christmas biscuits!

Cocoloco smoothie

Based on a recipe from the Kamalaya health resort in Thailand, made with bananas, coconut, cinnamon and tahini.

Elderflower cordial recipe

This excellent version of the classic cordial will keep for a long time to drink diluted by fizzy or still water right through the year.

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