Kitchen Garden

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

LYDIA DYSON OF EAST LEAKE, LEICESTERSHIRE

Lydia’s garden is proof you don’t need a lot of space to grow veg; just clever planting and use of vertical spaces.

Do you have an allotment or a garden veg patch and how long have you been growing?

I have been growing in a raised bed and containers in my garden since the beginning of March 2020, so about 18 months.

Do you share your plot with other people?

I’m the main gardener in our house, but my two-year-old daughter also likes to ‘help’. She’s helped

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