One of the earliest big projects I remember completing on my first allotment was a sweet pea tepee in preparation for the arrival of my twin nephews. I'd seen something similar grown with sunflowers on Pinterest and spent a few days working out how best to create the structure, with a vision of dreamy pastel flowers climbing up a simple structure and adding colour to the veg plot.
Four years on and I still recreate the tepee each and every year with a slight twist. It's one of those creative ideas that is so easy to do in your own allotment or garden and