IN THIS ISSUE
Welcome to our first issue for 2017! To celebrate a brand-new year, we’ve had a redesign — we hope you like it as much as we do. It’s a little more playful and light-hearted, like gardening should be. The content is still much the same, with our horticulturists covering a range of interesting crops: Melissa showcases heritage cherries, potted olives and a plant we all know from our shores — pigface — while Jennifer looks at clever salsify, known as the oyster plant, and mustard as a soil cleanser, plus amaranth, dwarf beans, eschalots and rainbow chard. Meanwhile, Claire has put together two showcases: luscious warm-climate fruits and leafy green alternatives to lettuce and rocket at this hottest time of the year. Megg takes a close look at one of our favourite…