The English Garden

Green Cuisine

A highlight of the grounds of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons near Oxford is the potager where talented head gardener Anne-Marie Owen grows fine vegetables for the two-Michelin-starred restaurant. Anne-Marie has worked at Raymond Blanc’s renowned hotel for over 30 years, becoming head gardener at the age of just 24. Here she selects ten of the best vegetable varieties she grows at the hotel for taste and good looks,

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