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November 11, 2025

Essex’s Crouch Valley is a leading centre of English wine making

Essex’s Crouch Valley is a leading centre of English wine making

Wine production in southern England is starting to boom as Ken finds out

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September 30, 2025

Farming at a crossroads

Farming at a crossroads

Changing times call for a change in crops planted in the fields of Essex as Ken finds out

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Design and planting ideas

Trialling erysimum wallflowers

Trialling erysimum wallflowers

Ken visits RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex to find out about a trial of erysimum wallflowers

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Chelsea Flower Show

Firepit sales have been increasing since the pandemic

Firepit sales have been increasing since the pandemic

Firepits, BBQs and sculpture are becoming increasingly integrated into our gardens, as Ken finds out more at Chelsea

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Could you create a nature-friendly garden from all invasive species? Yes, says naturalist

Could you create a nature-friendly garden from all invasive species? Yes, says naturalist

Chris Gibson is a naturalist and he works with Beth Chatto’s Plants and Gardens to help assess the impact of planting on nature

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Tracing the cultivars of the world famous Rivers Nursery

Tracing the cultivars of the world famous Rivers Nursery

The impact of the Rivers Nursery on fruit tree development during the 19th century is still with us today as Oliver Rogers investigates

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Great Tree Beauties 2: Old Knobbley in Mistley

Great Tree Beauties 2: Old Knobbley in Mistley

An ancient oak tree believed to date back 800 years in Essex

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Vegetable plot – January

Vegetable plot – January

Andrew Tokely from Kings Seeds talks to Ken Crowther about the history of seed production in Essex

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British native juniper berries under threat

British native juniper berries under threat

One of Ken Crowther’s favourite tipple is gin and tonic. But, have you wondered where the juniper berries that make…

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Gardens to visit

Markshall estate and arboretum

Markshall estate and arboretum

An extensive set of gardens for a former stately home in the Essex countryside are well worth a visit

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