John Soulsby discovered the joys of growing your own at just eight years old, when he cultivated his first dahlias. At 18, he ...

Local authorities have been offering allotments up to 85 times smaller than traditional plots to cope with soaring demand. There are around 175,000 people on the waiting list, some for up to 15 years, ...

Few things are as satisfying as pulling a potato from the soil with your bare hands. But in Britain’s cities this small joy – and the many health and environmental benefits that come with it – is ...

With plots opening to the public countrywide this month – to mark National Allotments Week, August 11 to 17 – Velvet’s Melanie Taylor encourages you to find a local event and discover the wonders of ...

The 64 plots are due to handed over to a volunteer group but members said they were concerned over the dangers posed by trees.

Coventry allotment buildings that have survived well over a hundred years have been added to a special preservation list. Stoney Road Allotments contains five distinctive summerhouses that are listed ...

14:52, Mon, Oct 13, 2025 Updated: 14:57, Mon, Oct 13, 2025 Whilst the autumn and winter months might be a relatively quiet time of year in terms of your vegetable crop harvest, a gardening expert has ...