Organic Gardening Magazine

Features

6 Positively edible
Forget the ornamental/edible divide, says Michele Fitzsimmons – grow a garden which looks good enough to eat!

14 Sweet peas
Brave the weather, make your first sowing now, and you could be picking fresh peas for a good half of 2008, says Joyce Russell.

18 Above the salt
Why the obsession with frost-tolerance, when the real challenges for many of us are wind and salt? Mike Clark introduces his star performers for coastal gardens.

24 Sheltered accommodation
Life is easier in a warm and calm environment… and that goes for wildlife too, says Jenny Steel.

26 Dig for history!
Small garden? Why not turn your plot into a piece of history: a Victorian bothy garden incorporating fruit, veg and flowers? Ann Somerset Miles shows us how.

28 Top seeds
With the catalogues coming in thick and fast, Gaby Bartai checks out more must-grow varieties for your 2008 season.

38 Slug solution
Dave Bevan invests in some slug protection for his new garden, and puts it to the acid test: a Welsh spring.

42 Plots for a future
John Walker is spending two days a week growing his own food – and being paid to do it. It’s 2027, and things are looking up.

48 Nursery class
Ann Somerset Miles visits Buckingham Nurseries – a garden centre which breaks the usual mould.
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Regulars

10 10 things about… parsnips
Christina Maxfield digs up facts, folklore, tips and techniques on our kitchen garden crops.

22 This month in your garden
Helen Penrose checks off jobs coming up in December.

40 Organic news
John Greenway and Kate Chancellor report.

44 Gardener in the kitchen
Seasonal recipes from Anna Corbett.

50 The permaculture plot
Paul Jennings emerges from the undergrowth to share his plans for his new plot.

54 December cut down to size
What to prune this month, with Paul Hending.

56 Letters
Your news, views and comments.

60 Tom Petherick’s garden diary
The only certain thing about the weather, says Tom, is that nothing is certain any more.

61 Webwatch
Virtual gardening with Helen Gazeley.

62 Resources
Christmas gifts for gardeners.

63 Book reviews
The pick of the new titles.

PLUS 33-36
Your OG index for 2007.

64 Next month
A look ahead to what’s coming up in the February issue of OG, out January 4