Recent articles by Penny Woodward

Succulent spears of freshly picked asparagus are delicious raw or cooked.
Vegetables

A vegetable to invest in

Asparagus is a tough, rewarding, long-term vegetable that, once established, will give many years of nutritious spears, writes PENNY WOODWARD.

Burdock flower and leaves.
What to plant

Herbs: burdock

Burdock (X Arctium lappa X) may be a tough, unglamorous and thistle–like, but it has a delicious edible root and invaluable medicinal uses,

The vibrant colours of zinnias are a great addition to any garden.
Flowers, shrubs & trees

Uplifting annuals

PENNY WOODWARD brings colour and buzz to the organic garden with some favourite annual flowers.