James Wong
Alan Titchmarsh gets a taste for exotic edibles…and snails!
- Posted February 20, 2012
The Edible Garden Show’s celebrity botanist James Wong and snail farm expert Helen Howard joined presenter and gardener Alan Titchmarsh on his popular daytime TV programme today (Monday 20 February). James described his passion for ‘exotic’ edibles and how he was taking his mission to tempt gardeners to become more adventurous in the crops they grow to the UK’s award-winning grow-your-own event at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on March 16-18 where he is scheduled to give daily talks on ‘Incredible Edibles’ in the Experts Theatre. The Alan Titchmarsh Show audience was also given an insight into the current boom in edible snail farms. Helen Howard from Slow Summer Snail Farm, Kent, delighted the show’s host by bringing along some of her… Read More
Plant a Dragon Fruit to celebrate Chinese New Year
- Posted January 20, 2012
It’s Chinese New Year on Monday (January 23) and we will be entering the Year of the Dragon – which as well as the fire breathing mythical creature brings images of the Dragon Fruit to mind. These particularly ugly fruit native to Central and South America are now cultivated in hot climates around the world. But along with other exotic fruit can be grown indoors even in Britain in a warm, airy room. Dragon Fruit, which are also known as strawberry pears are great to add to fruit salads or juiced, they are high in fibre, protein, calcium, iron and phosphorus and are said to be a great treat for diabetics as they help to control blood glucose levels. Why… Read More
Meet our Resident Experts
- Posted August 9, 2011
The Edible Garden Show has a fantastic line up of resident gardening experts – providing tried and tested advice and tips for you to get growing your own produce and ensure you get the best from your harvest. Our experts, James Wong, Pippa Greenwood, Rachel Green and Paul Peacock, will be keeping our website updated in the run up to the show in 2012, with recipes, tips and advice on gardening.
TV star James Wong spices up The Edible Garden Show
- Posted July 4, 2011
BBC TV’s award-winning gardening presenter James Wong has signed up to The Edible Garden Show. The popular gardener who was a major success at this year’s launch event has signed a two-year deal with organisers to write an exclusive monthly column with gardening tips and recipes for The Edible Garden Show’s popular website and he will give a series of daily talks at the 2012 and 2013 shows. Bev Channell, Event Director for The Edible Garden Show, said: “We are delighted that James Wong has agreed to join our team. He was a big hit at this year’s show where he packed out our Experts’ Theatre and we’ve had lots of requests from the public asking us to ensure James… Read More