Easiest Vegetables to Grow for Beginners

How to decide what to grow if you want your vegetable garden to be as effortless as possible. From general principles of making your garden easy care to a list of the easiest vegetables, fruit and herbs you should consider growing as a beginner.

Marigolds are a popular ornamental annual bedding plant. Learn how to start and grow your own marigolds from seed to use as low-maintenance flowers that bloom consistently through to killing frosts or as companion plants for your vegetable garden.

Pasta in cream sauce spiced with an Indian-inspired spice mix, this curry pasta is indulgent, delicious and easy enough for a weeknight. More like a British-style curry sauce or curried chicken salad than an authentic and complex Indian curry

Boxwood hedges are a classic design element of both formal and informal or cottage-style gardens. They function as the structure or “bones” of a garden. Learn how to design, plant and care for boxwood hedges of your own.

A simple soup to serve as a main (or make-ahead lunch) when you add noodles, jammy eggs or even dumplings or wontons. Alternatively, omit the extras and serve this bok choy soup alongside rice, grilled fish and vegetables