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A VOYAGE OF food discovery

We talk to Charlotte Repton of the Country Trust, a charity dedicated to teaching children about food and how it is grown

THE ONLY WAY IS UP

What do you do when you can't expand your plot outwards? You go vertical. KG reader Geoff Hackett explains his unique growing system

LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR!

Tony Flanagan attempts to navigate his way through the puzzling world of garden law and discovers some interesting facts

Top Ten Echinaceas

With their big, bold daisy flowers in a range of colours, echinaceas are ideal hardy perennials for meadows, beds, borders and cutting

A busy holiday weekend

There is plenty to do, but remember to enjoy it

Focus on... Dessert grapes

It's easy to grow delicious dessert grapes that are brimming with vigour and vitality. All you need is the right soil and a sunny garden spot or greenhouse

Summertime problems

No let up from pests and disease

Year-round interest

It's possible to fill your garden with plants that provide interesting flowers or foliage throughout the year, says Arthur Hellyer, VMH, as he reveals some of his favourites

BLUEBERRIES SEASON BY SEASON

Take a walk through the blueberry year with lots of tips and advice from our regular fruit expert David Patch

Should garden centres do more to help?

Matt Appleby asks whether there is enough guidence on peat-free at point of sale

The power to poison

Take care when buying farmyard manure, says Toby, as it may contain herbicides that can damage your plants...

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Last year we launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Meet another of our creative and talented winners

OUR JOURNEY SO FAR!

Join keen allotment blogger and vlogger Jane Kelly as she recalls her allotment journey with husband Mike, dog Rocky and a little flock of rescue hens

SEEDS WORTH SAVING

Becky Searle shows you how you can save money, have healthier plants and protect food diversity just by saving seeds

For autumn colour, plant Hesperantha

Why not grow the crimson flag lily for long-lasting flowers in pinks, white and red? It's just the thing to add interest in the months to come

Bulbs for turf

Brighten lawns, rough grass and meadows with spring flowers. The best ones will push through the grasses to flower year after year

By the light of the moon

This Thursday is the ideal time to go on a moonlit mollusc hunt, thanks to a super blue moon

The rain bird

Val looks at a woodpecker that predicts when it will rain!

GROW YOUR OWN RATATOUILLE AND MEDITERRANEAN ROASTED VEG

This month, Rob Smith brings a taste of the Mediterranean to the table with a range of succulent veg, perfect for roasting

Sowing 'granny's bonnets'

Aquilegias give effortless interest and beauty

Pot up summer cuttings

Rooted cuttings will need more room to grow

A growing love of dahlias

Monty shares why he can't imagine Longmeadow without dahlias and reveals how to get the best plants out of these long-flowering

Tabletop treats

Take a new approach to container gardening with Sue Kent's tabletop guide - the perfect way to create an easy-to-manage display that's full of impact

Winter greenhouse bounty Sowing hardy edibles

Don't let your greenhouse go to waste this winter - in the first of a new three-part series, Lucy Chamberlain shows you how to enjoy indoor harvests for months on end

Topiary for all

Clipped, characterful topiary doesn't have to be formal, costly or twee - in fact, it's a fun and easy way to transform almost any style of garden, says Adam

Get set for springtime

Bulbs are amazing little packages containing almost everything they need for a fabulous spring display - all you need to do is get planting, says Alan Titchmarsh

Small space big flavour

With her aubergines and peppers cropping well, Rukmini Iyer offers the ideal recipe to enjoy them to the full, along with tips on compact crops to sow now

Hassle-free harvests

September is when our focus shifts to harvest time and there's plenty to enjoy now and store for winter, even if you're not a natural pickle-maker, says Jack Wallington

Dividing your plants

Split big clumps into vigorous new plants with Nick Bailey's essential guide

YOUR PRUNING MONTH

Keep summer-fruiting raspberries productive and healthy with Frances Tophill's guide