Inspiration Page – SU23 Grow your own

from plot to plate...

Whether you want to start your very own kitchen garden, or you're looking to grow simple salads and herbs in containers, there’s nothing more rewarding than growing your own food

where to start

Begin your homegrown harvest with these easy to grow herb and salad varieties

a little inspiration...


spotlight on: tomatoes

We grow loads of tomatoes at Perch Hill as they are so versatile in salads, pasta dishes, and Mediterranean recipes

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spotlight on: potatoes

Potatoes have been the staple vegetable in the UK for over a century, providing essential vitamins and flavour in almost every meal. Luckily, they are also very easy to grow, and perhaps the best vegetable to get children interested in growing their own

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unique ideas

Try something a little bit different to add colour and pizzazz to your patch and plate

harvesting calendar

Find out below which season you can enjoy edible flowers

SPRING

Viola, polyanthus, crimson-flowered broad beans, Chinese violet cress, sweet Cicely, borage, calendula, sweet William, rose chives, wild garlic

SUMMER

Viola, borage, calendula, sweet William, cornflower, rose chives, garlic chives, pelargonium, salvia, hyssop, lavender, courgette, nasturtium, monarda, primrose, tagetes, runner beans, dahlias, sunflower, basil

AUTUMN

Viola, rose chives, garlic chives, pelargonium, salvia, lavender, courgette, nasturtium, monarda, tagetes, runner beans, dahlias, sunflower, basil, primrose, chrysanthemum

WINTER

Viola, polyanthus, rose chives, pelargonium, salvia, lavender, courgette, nasturtium, dahlias, chrysanthemum


don't forget the essentials

Shop our must-have range to get you stared


Feeling inspired?

grow your own dinner party

Terrifically tasty and incredibly fresh, grow the ingredients to feed friends and family


more ideas & inspiration...