Planting Mint Plants in Pots

Now's the perfect time to pep up your summer cocktails and add perk to your pasta with an array of unusual plant-based ingredients. Andrew Perry of Urban Herbs is a man on a mission to spice up herb gardens across the country with unusual varieties that you may never have heard of – from lime mint to a smoky rosemary that's a sure-fire summer barbecue hit.

Hear our resident gardening guru Guy Barter give seasonal tips on growing green manures and successionally sowing veg crops for bountiful harvests into the autumn months. Plus, author Kendra Wilson takes us on a journey into sound with her new book, Garden for the Senses.

Useful links

• Urban Herbs website and Instagram
• Herb-growing advice from the RHS
• Successional sowing (RHS website)
• Green manures (RHS website)
• Kendra Wilson - Garden for the Senses