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Nicola Singleton helps you get the most from your growing space whatever size it is.

Nicola Singleton helps you get the very best from your growing space, whatever shape or size it is, as we celebrate Scottish seasonality in your garden and your kitchen.

Nicola Singleton helps you get the very best from your growing space, whatever shape or size it is, as we celebrate the seasonality through Scottish gardens and kitchens. Coming from a range of gardens across Scotland, Grow It is peppered with seasonal gardening advice and weekly masterclasses from a range of experts, together with antidotes to a variety of growing pains and advice for the city gardener along with the occasional foray into wild flowers, herbs and foods, for those with green and non-green fingers alike. And, to help you make the most of the wonderful home-grown produce that the Scottish growing season offers up, we'll also be dropping in on the kitchen garden with advice for grow-your-own enthusiasts and our team of chefs who have a selection of brilliant recipes as well as advice on what varieties will deliver you the best flavour in the kitchen.

Grow It: Clearing a Jungle, Raspberries and Using Old Pallets

Clearing a Jungle, Raspberries and Using Old Pallets

BBC Radio Scotland - Grow It, Clearing a Jungle, Raspberries and Using Old Pallets

Clearing an overgrown garden, cooking with seasonal raspberries and using old pallets.

Clearing an overgrown garden, tips for dealing with bindweed, cooking seasonal raspberries and getting creative by using old pallets in the garden.

Nicola Singleton and the team help you make the most of your growing space, whatever shape and size it comes in, and inspire you with a weekly seasonal recipe.

Today they’re off to Granton Castle Walled Garden in Edinburgh to hear how a group of enthusiasts are restoring the overgrown, abandoned garden to its former glory to create a space that locals and visitors can enjoy.

Ingsay Balfour and Linda Garcia explain the history behind the garden, why they’ve decided to help reshape the jungle and how they’ve tackled some of the big challenges – like bindweed!

Kirsten Gilmour shows Andrew Thomson how to make the most of seasonal raspberries with a simple recipe using mint and balsamic vinegar … plus gardening tips for growing and cultivating your own raspberries.

Carole Baxter demonstrates how to get creative with old building pallets in the garden, especially if you’re short of space ... plus tips on other ways you can recycle in the garden.

Ingsay explains how a local artist has been working on creating a meditation area, a unique section of the garden designed for art, relaxation and contemplation.

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