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Juicy tomatoes to delight in

Juicy tomatoes to delight in

17 September 2015

Between showers, gardening expert Lucy Hewett is making the most of the harvest.

Bloom boom in the tomb for town

Bloom boom in the tomb for town

11 September 2015

After leaving rivals in the dirt last year, Gravesham just missed out on securing the top spot in this year's South East in Bloom competition.

Dazzling dahlias

Dazzling dahlias

09 September 2015

Gardening expert Lucy Hewett muses on the gifts that autumn gardening has to give

Stir up the strawberries

Stir up the strawberries

02 September 2015

If your strawberry summer harvest wasn't as scrumptious as you had hoped, now is the time to act says our garden expert Lucy Hewett.

Plentiful Plums

Plentiful Plums

13 August 2015

Wasps and plum time always go together and this year is no exception in the garden of our expert Lucy Hewett

Garden bowled over by numbers

Garden bowled over by numbers

10 August 2015

A record number of visitors made their way to Great Comp Garden for its annual summer show on the weekend.

Look sharp for summer

Look sharp for summer

07 August 2015

Grab the hedger trimmer and secateurs - it's time to give the garden a summer spruce up says our regular columnist Lucy Hewett.

Plant bursts through roof of greenhouse

Plant bursts through roof of greenhouse

07 August 2015

A rare species of plant which blooms once every 100 years has outgrown a Ramsgate greenhouse.

Is this UK's biggest tomato plant?

Is this UK's biggest tomato plant?

06 August 2015

A 10ft tomato plant that has taken over a Kent garden could be the UK's largest.

Digging deep to bring a splash of colour

Digging deep to bring a splash of colour

31 July 2015

This week, our resident expert Lucy Hewett offers a help hand in an extremely overgrown back garden.

Wind and water

Wind and water

24 July 2015

Windy days have been battering the flowers in the plot of our gardening expert, Lucy Hewett

Kind gardeners dig in to grow veggies for elderly

Kind gardeners dig in to grow veggies for elderly

18 July 2015

A kind volunteer is appealing for gardening equipment after taking on an allotment to grow produce for Age Concern.

Get your fill of cherries

Get your fill of cherries

16 July 2015

Pick your cherries while you can, says gardening expert Lucy Hewett

Tree cheers as summer delivers an exotic crop

Tree cheers as summer delivers an exotic crop

12 July 2015

A Larkfield couple were surprised to find their banana tree was bearing fruit, years after they bought it.

Olympic Park's golden legacy for garden lovers

Olympic Park's golden legacy for garden lovers

09 July 2015

The Olympic Park's legacy for Kent garden enthusiasts is an exceptional ribbon of gold, bronze and silver planting.

Clematis is springing up all over

Clematis is springing up all over

09 July 2015

Clematis is the climber that just keeps on giving, says gardening expert Lucy Hewett

Gold for Kent at world famous show

Gold for Kent at world famous show

30 June 2015

A garden designer from Kent has picked up a top prize at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show after being inspired by the county's coal mining past.

It's all in the scent

It's all in the scent

25 June 2015

Gardening expert Lucy Hewett reckons a rose with no scent is a very sad affair

Perfect peonies

Perfect peonies

18 June 2015

Peony time is a treat at the home of gardening expert Lucy Hewett

Hever in Bloom

Hever in Bloom

14 June 2015

Plant and garden lovers are being given the chance to have a tour around an iconic castle's garden at the height of summer.

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