There she grows

Growveg.com is a new website that aims to explain the mysteries of crop rotation, soil type and plant spacing when growing vegetables. A year’s subscription costs £15, which gives you access to planting plans, but there are also plenty of useful free tips on the site.

Blooming marvellous

It is the Royal Horticultural Society’s first London flower show of the year on Tuesday and Wednesday. The theme is inspiring winter colour. The show takes place at the Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, SW1. For details, call 020 7649 1885 or visit www.rhs.org.uk.

51 glorious garden websites

Times Online's gardening guru opens her address book to share her top pick of gardening websites

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Going for folk

Garden Organic Ryton, near Coventry, in Warwickshire, is holding its annual traditional Wassail event next Sunday, with morris dancing in the orchard. The event starts at midday. For details, call 024 7630 3517, or visit www.gardenorganic.org.uk.

The word is out Stephanie Donaldson will be giving a talk entitled Elements of Organic Gardening: Highgrove, Clarence House and Birkhall, at the Saïd Business School, in nOxford, on January 31. Entry £10. For details, call 01865 286690.

On a grey day, it is easy not to notice garden canes when you are clearing out the borders, and they can poke you in the face. This set of five glazed cane toppers should help to prevent a visit to A&E and will look considerably smarter than bare canes. £19.95, from Crocus; 0870 787 1413, www.crocus.co.uk

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