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Don't let the pancakes take all the credit on Pancake Day - grow your own lemons and let the often-overlooked partner take centre stage for once!

We've got, especially for you, top growing tips for citrus plants from our resident expert Matt Biggs and paired them with Michel Roux Jr's mouthwatering Lemon Pancake Gâteau recipe.

For Love Your Pet Day, we asked Professor David Stevens, designer of The  APL's 'What Lies Beneath' Show Garden at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2020, for his top tips on how to make your garden a great space for you and your four-legged friend. 

We've paired each tip with exhibitors who you'll find at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2020, to help you create the garden of both of your dreams!

For Valentine's Day, our proposal to you is in the form of some of the most romantic plants available from a range of the incredible nurseries and growers who you'll find in the Floral Marquee and Plant Village at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2020..

We've sprinkled a selection of must-have accessories from our exhibitors into the list, which we think your green-fingered valentine will be head over heels for.

Leeks are a veg patch stalwart. They’re easy to grow from seed, and by sowing from February to June, you will be able to harvest them from late August through to February.

We've paired expert growing tips from the National Allotment Society with a sophisticated cock-a-leekie recipe by Michelin starred Brad Carter:

There are few who can claim to have their finger more on the colour pulse than Pantone. For 2020, their colour of the year is Classic Blue. 

To celebrate this enduring blue, we've compiled a list of our favourite blue blooms from BBC Gardeners' World Live over the years.

A grapevine (Vitis vinifera) can be a fantastic addition to a garden, covering walls or fences with lush foliage and producing tasty fruit. For those with limited space, an espalier vine can be especially effective.

Read on for growing tips and a selection of varieties to try.

Cauliflowers are satisfying to grow, though not known for their ease. Give them plenty of compost and space, firm soil and a secure net to deter pests, and you’re off to a good start!

Try yours in Rosie Birkett’s Roasted Cauliflower with Harissa & Chickpea sauce, as demo'd at the BBC Good Food Show Winter 2019.

Cranberries are synonymous with this time of year, and it's far more rewarding to use your homegrown berries in festive recipes. . We've paired growing tips from the National Allotment Society with a fabulously festive recipe by Mary Berry.

Black plants and flowers really set off a garden, adding contrast and interest. But, black flowers are hard to come by. In actual fact, it's impossible for a bloom to be completely black, rather a very dark purple or deep red.

So which gets the closest? What better day than Black Friday, to find out!

We're here to help you get Christmas wrapped up!

Stocking fillers, secret Santa, gifts for friends and family...the list goes on and on. So browse our popular Christmas Gift list, from tools to skincare, log racks to outdoor wine coolers, and see what might tempt you...

Horseradish is a great strong-flavoured autumnal ingredient that can be easily grown at home.

Use your horseradish in this coleslaw with a difference - as demonstrated by Café Spice Namasté's  Cyrus Todiwala, on stage at the BBC Good Food Show in 2018.

Foxtail lilies (Eremurus) are striking hardy perennials.

Each spike is made up of hundreds of star-shaped flowers, making them a top attraction for bees.

Their impressive flower spikes peak in June and July, perfect timing for a spectacular display at BBC Gardeners' World Live...