Spring activities
This spring, try something new in your garden and kitchen. These activity ideas are great for doing with fellow growers in your community or with the kids at home, whether it’s simple gardening or making vegetable soup.
Have a spring tidy up
An ideal way to kick-start your year’s gardening after the winter, a tidy-up is also fun to do as a group.
How to do itMarch gardening tips
At last, it's time to start planting seeds for vegetables. March is also the month to get your garden tidy.
Read our 10 tipsApril gardening tips
April’s the time to start preparing the garden for summer, including sowing seeds and pruning back winter shrubs.
Watch the videoMake easy vegetable soup
We call this 'No rules vegetable soup' because you can make it with whatever's growing in the garden or sitting in the fridge.
Get the recipeMake a newspaper pot
A cheap way to make your own recycled pots in which to grow your plants from seed. It'll keep the kids busy too.
Get easy instructionsCreate a garden in a bag
This is a perfect way to grow fruit and veg in a small space, and it's fun to make.
Find out howMay gardening tips
May is a great time to be in the garden. You can even start harvesting vegetables like rhubarb.
Read our top tipsPlant a window box
You can grow your own herbs and vegetables in a small space in a recycled container.
Find out howMake a sock puppet
Here’s how to make a lovable puppet using a sock – and then transform it into a creature of your choice.
Get instructions