Courgette flowers are edible and delicious. Make them the centre piece of your summer lunch menu with this recipe from cookery writer Max Clark.
Recipes
Scented pelargonium ice cream
Infuse your ice cream mix with the heady scents of scented pelargoniums for a heavenly flavour.
Herb cordials
Summer cordials are all the rage for pepping up your G&T or assuaging a summer thirst. Experiment with this basic herb cordial recipe and make it yours.
Rose petal jam
Preserve the fragrance of summer with this delicious recipe for rose petal jam. It captures the very essence of roses and lifts the spirits in winter.
Sticky pear cake
Use up a few juicy, homegrown pears and make a scrumptious, sticky pear cake with this easy recipe from Jean Vernon.
Apple tarte tatin
Apples are starting to ripen in the orchards and gardens, so make the most of your apple harvest with this easy to make tarte tatin recipe from Lubera.
Preserving fruit in alcohol
Get ideas for preserving fruit in alcohol and make your own fruit brandy and liqueurs.
Popular summer cakes
Geoff Stonebanks shares his favourite recipes that his visitors just love, including spinach and pine nut muffins and lime and polenta cake.
How to make summer cordials
The hedgerows are bursting with elderflower and the garden is rich in fruit ripening in abundance. You can preserve the taste of summer right now, using fresh ingredients from your garden.
Christmas cabbage
Create a truly scrumptious side dish to your festive feast, using red cabbage. Even the most reluctant cabbage fans will love this recipe.
Easy Savoury Summer Treats
Every summer Geoff Stonebanks bakes lots of different cakes, sweet and savoury for his open garden, to raise money for charity. Here are two of his most popular savoury recipes.
Spiced, bittersweet apple, pear and damson chutney
Leiths Cookery writer Max Clark shares her love of apples with a tasty recipe for spiced, bittersweet apple, pear and damson chutney.
Pickled cucumbers
Have you got a glut of greenhouse cucumbers or even courgettes? Try this recipe and transform your harvest into a sweet, tangy and delicious pickle
Sweet chilli tomato tarte tatin
This easy recipe for sweet chilli tomato tarte tatin is a great way to use up a glut of tomatoes.
Rhubarb crumble and custard cake
Try this recipe for rhubarb crumble and custard cake from Holly Farrell’s book Grow Your Own Cake.
Pear caramel
Make the most of your garden pears with this delicious recipe for pear caramel from Holly Farrell’s new book, The Jam Maker’s Garden.
