Grow it!

Sunflowers can be yellow, dark red or orange and are easy to grow from seed – here's how 

Candytuft will flower in the summer

Brighten up the spring and your garden by planting cheery daffodils

Plant some wallflower plug plants in the garden for some spring colour

Verbena is great at attracting butterflies to your garden in the summer

Marigolds can also be sown in the vegetable garden as an edible flower

These tiny flowers come in a range of colours that are perfect for growing at the front of your flower bed or in containers

These are bright, jolly flowers and look great in the garden or in big flower pots

Plant a tiny acorn in a pot to grow a mighty oak tree

Sow cornflowers next to marigolds or poppies to make them look really bright

Californian poppies are hardy annuals, so you can sow them outdoors in spring and they will flower in the summer

Coleus can be grown as a house plant or used for a summer bedding scheme ouside

Sow this annual flower at Easter ready to flower in the summer

Nasturtiums are edible flowers like marigolds, so not only do they look really colourful but they taste good too

Clarkia is a hardy annual flower that can still be sown during the beginning of June

Sweet williams are a hardy biennial flower that can be sown during July

Coneflowers are a great perennial for picking; the flowers can last two weeks in water

Pansies and Violas are good for planting in pots and containers

Grape hyacinths are perennial spring flowering bulbs with flowers that look like blue bunches of grapes

Plant tulip bulbs in autumn for a bright show in the spring

Look forward to lovely flowers with beautiful scent in summer

Nigella - or love-in-a-mist – is really easy to grow and very pretty

This plant is an annual and it will reach 60cm tall

Courgettes are a useful crop and belong to the same family as marrows, pumpkins and summer squashes

French beans are delicious as vegetables or used in salads and are easy to grow

Add zing to your summer salads by sowing and growing some mustard – leaves of some of the varieties taste hot and spicy

Broad beans are rich in protein and high in riboflavin and vitamin C

Tomatoes come in all shapes, sizes and colours, so grow a few different varieties for your sandwiches

Home-grown potatoes taste heaps better than the ones you buy in the shops. Early and maincrop potatoes can be sprouted inside before planting in the garden, this is known as ‘chitting’

Tasty peppers are fun to grow inside. Watch the colours of the fruits change from green to red

Earlier in the year you might have planned what you would like to grow in your vegetable plot, March is the month to begin sowing lots of vegetables including lovely peas

Spinach is a leafy crop and is an attractive and tasty addition to the vegetable garden or a flower border

Microgreens are harvested when the seeds have germinated and grown their first leaves. Despite being tiny, they are packed full of flavour and are great to add to salads all year round

Plan ahead and sow some pumpkins this month so you have pumpkins to carve for Halloween

November is the perfect time to plant a rhubarb crown

Planting out your chitted maincrop potatoes in April will make sure that you are able to harvest potatoes in the autumn months for yummy roast dinners and jacket potatoes

Grow your own yummy cress by making a Mr Cress head

If you plant a few potatoes now it won't be long before you'll have your own crop of new potatoes. Those grown in your own garden have lots more flavour than most supermarket spuds

Spring is the busiest time in the vegetable garden, sowing lots of crops, such as chard, to enjoy later in the year

Your vegetable plot will be filling up with lots of crops. This month sow some radishes for a quick growing crop and if you have space some courgettes to harvest at the end of the summer

Fast-growing spring onions can be added to salads, sandwiches and stir fries

Extend your summer salads by sowing some yummy spinach

Extend your summer salads by sowing some yummy lettuce

Sow in autumn to look forward to an early crop of pea shoots

Garlic is known for having a very strong smell - luckily it's used a lot in cooking as it also tastes really yummy

Herbs are really fantastic plants, they help to add flavour to your cooking and smell great; have a go at making your very own mini indoor herb garden

Grow early carrots to harvest from June onwards