Grow flowers

Flowers have the power to transform a house. But a vase filled with homegrown blooms is even better. Follow our guide on how to grow flowers to cut for arrangements. This doesn’t need to be difficult or expensive – it just requires some advance planning. Browse The Field’s Gardens category…

How to find pignuts

Follow our guide on how to find pignuts – a hidden treasure for wild foragers. In May and June, pignuts can be found growing in woods, meadows and on verges and banks. In woods pignuts can be found in areas that get sunlight, and will often be right next to…

Breda 12-bore Zenith L

The new Breda 12-bore Zenith L is well-made and offers value for money, finds Michael Yardley. It could make a useful high-bird gun – and is future-proof with steel-shot proofing. For more gun reviews from The Field, the FAIR Iside 20-bore offers much bang for the buck. BREDA 12-BORE ZENITH…

Early harvest potatoes

Our eagerness to enjoy new potatoes year-round has resulted in an often over-mature offering from the supermarket. Avoid disappointment by learning how to grow early harvest potatoes in pots, by following Willy Newlands’ advice. For more, Egyptian walking onions make a useful and amusing addition to the vegetable bed. Learn…

Learn how to grow Egyptian walking onions for an addition to the vegetable bed as useful as it is amusing. Though rather untidy, it stores easily, is hardy, perennial and will ensure you are never without the critical ingredient for soups and salads, says Willy Newlands. Egyptian walking onions rank…

Vintage Purdey side-by-sides

This pair of vintage Purdey side-by-sides show that the second-hand market offers fantastic, classic guns at a fraction of the price of their modern counterparts. But there are certain things to look out for when buying second-hand quality guns, says Michael Yardley. For more on vintage shotguns, read Michael Yardley’s…

Ash dieback

Ash is the second most abundant tree in small woodlands after oak, used extensively by furniture makers and craftsmen, praised for the extensive biodiversity it can sustain and beloved by the nation. But now it is under threat due to a relentless pathogen, ash dieback. We must share knowledge and…

FAIR Iside 20-bore

FAIR-made Lincolns have long been respected for offering much bang for the buck. Michael Yardley is delighted to find the new FAIR Iside 20-bore does the same. A pleasure to shoot, it easily breaks clays – without breaking the bank. For more, read our review of the FAIR Lincoln Vogue…

Make a pond

Make a pond in the garden and you will be doing far more than providing the dogs with a paddling pool. Over the last century, ponds have fallen into neglect and today, two thirds of all freshwater species they support are at risk. David Tomlinson discovers the vital work of…

Kale Dwarf Green Curled next to Kale 'Scarlet', Brassica oleracea

Kale is not only trendy, but remarkably simple to grow at home. Fuss-free and hardy, it will survive late frosts, grow back again and again and generally demand very little attention. Follow Willy Newland’s advice on how to grow kale. Kale works excellently with game. Try our pheasant, curly kale…