This year has been great for soft fruit production, with bumper crops of blackberries, raspberries and sloes perfect for making sloe gin. But when should you pick them? Many wait until after the first frosts, however, Bayer’s Anita Dent has other plans as she told Ken Crowther.

The nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder making it the perfect time to plan your planting for the year ahead. Thompson & Morgan ‘s new seed catalogue has a number of varieties to look out for including their flower of the year the butter-yellow cosmos, ‘Xanthos’ as Michael Perry explained to Ken Crowther.

The nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder making it the perfect time to plan your planting for the year ahead. Thompson & Morgan ‘s new seed catalogue has a number of varieties to look out for including their flower of the year the butter-yellow cosmos, ‘Xanthos’ as Michael Perry explained to Ken Crowther.

With Christmas rapidly approaching the factory at Wilkin & Sons limited in Tiptree, Essex are busy preparing for the production of their brandy butter. Factory manager Dan Green spoke to Ken Crowther about their preparations for the festive season.

With Christmas rapidly approaching the factory at Wilkin & Sons limited in Tiptree, Essex are busy preparing for the production of their brandy butter. Factory manager Dan Green spoke to Ken Crowther about their preparations for the festive season.

With Christmas rapidly approaching the factory at Wilkin & Sons limited in Tiptree, Essex are busy preparing for the production of their brandy butter. Factory manager Dan Green spoke to Ken Crowther about their preparations for the festive season.

The nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder making it the perfect time to plan your planting for the year ahead. Thompson & Morgan ‘s new seed catalogue has a number of varieties to look out for including their flower of the year the butter-yellow cosmos, ‘Xanthos’ as Michael Perry explained to Ken Crowther.

This year has been great for soft fruit production, with bumper crops of blackberries, raspberries and sloes perfect for making sloe gin. But when should you pick them? Many wait until after the first frosts, however, Bayer’s Anita Dent has other plans as she told Ken Crowther.

Belton House sits in formal Italian and Dutch gardens and an historic 1300 acre deer park. The Orangery and Italian Garden was built by English architect and garden designer Sir Jeffry Wyatville, who was responsible for the remodelling of Windsor Castle in 1824. Weekend gardener Helen Farmer told Ken Crowther about her role at the National Trust property.

Belton House sits in formal Italian and Dutch gardens and an historic 1300 acre deer park. The Orangery and Italian Garden was built by English architect and garden designer Sir Jeffry Wyatville, who was responsible for the remodelling of Windsor Castle in 1824. Weekend gardener Helen Farmer told Ken Crowther about her role at the National Trust property.