The Almanac

So you’re a total newbie and you’ve only got a small space to play with... Fear not, says Group Kitchen Gardener Ollie – just follow his ground rules and you’ll be rewarded with a very satisfying first crop.

This is the time of year every Gardener gets excited about. We are deep in sowing season and if you wander around our Kitchen Gardens you’ll spot our busy team planting across the beds, polytunnels and greenhouses. Over at THE PIG-near Bath, in one of our biggest Kitchen Gardens, Head Kitchen Gardener Zack gives us the inside scoop...

We have often spoken about how we prize simple, fresh, and honest ingredients grown and cultivated by our hard-working team in our Kitchen Gardens or sourced from quality local suppliers.

A sneak peek into our gardening workshops in The Folly with our PIG team and good friend Mark Diacono.

Many of us are trying Dry January this year or cutting down a bit this month after the Christmas festivities! We have shared our fantastic cocktail recipes using Seedlip from our Bar Team below so you can sip until your heart is content!

Head Kitchen Gardener Alex Coutts gives us a sneak peek into the Kitchen Garden at our newest PIG in the litter to see what they are harvesting.

Our friends at Alitex Greenhouses have been busy sharing all sorts of advice, tips and virtual workshops for their friends to help them with their own gardening and greenhouses and so we wanted to share these with you!

An easy Flatbread recipe cooks perfectly well in a regular oven - great for spring feasting.

Now that Garden Centres have reopened Ollie, our Group Head Kitchen Gardener lets us know what seeds he is buying to get planting now.

A good assortment of herbs in pots in a sunny place near the house is a great asset for both garden and kitchen!