Martyn Cox

Home-grown sprouts are far superior to those large, spongy, slightly bitter ones sold in shops. In fact, I reckon their sweet, nutty flavour could convert even a diehard sprout hater.

Owners of small gardens often feel frustrated by a lack of elbow room, thinking it impossible to grow more than a handful of plants in their postage-stampsize plot.

You would expect the garden of an influential garden designer and principal of the world-renowned English Gardening School to be something special, and Rosemary Alexander’s one-acre plot does not disappoint.