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Bright, cheeky charmers

Tagetes can do more than brighten your plot,

THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN

This month Hannah Reid explains how she incorporates the principles of permaculture into growing her fruit and veg

Spring euphorbias

Spring euphorbias are ideal for Mediterranean-style plantings and drought gardens, says Graham Rice, as he lists his top choices

JOBS FOR THE MONTH

ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS

Make more plants for free

Young shoots are excellent cuttings material,

GET YOUR RUNNERS OFF TO A FLYING START!

As one of the summer and early autumn's tastiest and more prolific vegetables, runner beans are a must-grow crop, says KG staff writer Tony Flanagan. So get sowing now!

INCREDIBLE EDIBLE PERENNIALS

Stephanie Hafferty shows how you can save money by growing crops that just keep on coming year on year

OUR PLOTTERS 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 the latest winners and find out more about their garden

NEW ALLOTMENTS IN WALES TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH

THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING

BACK TO BASICS WITH FRUIT

This month our resident fruit expert David Patch takes a look at three essential summer tasks for fruit growers

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD!

We talk to Stephanie Slater, founder and chief executive of the charity School Food Matters, which campaigns for access to healthy, sustainable food at school and teaches children about food and food growing

YES, IN YOUR BACKYARD!

You may not have a lot of space but you can still enjoy growing a range of fruit and veg

CROWNING GLORIES

Scone Palace was once home to the Scone Stone - the crowning seat of Scottish kings. It also boasts a wonderful walled kitchen garden. Gardening writer Janice Hopper paid a visit to meet head gardener Brian Cunningham

BEAT THE HEAT!

Anticipating another very hot and dry summer this year, KG reader and keen allotment gardener Peter Dean explains his growing plans to cope with a changing climate

Budding and grafting

Alan Toogood describes how to increase roses by budding, plus using whip-and-tongue, saddle and splice grafting to propagate many other plants

GROW YOUR OWN BAKING INGREDIENTS

This month Rob Smith picks out some of his favourite baking fillers for those sweet-toothed growers among us

Should we be using biocontrols?

Garden Organic's research manager Anton Rosenfeld demystifies biocontrols and shares advice on their use

ASPARAGUS UNCOVERED

Martin Fish shares his expertise with growing one of those plants that just keep on giving, year on year, while wife Jill serves up a savoury dish just bursting with flavour

HOT STUFF!

Anton Rosenfeld from Garden Organic explains how hot composting works and shares his top tips for getting the best out of the process

Focus on... Winter squash

From cheeky pale butternuts to rotund blue beasts, winter squash are a genuine feast for the senses. Lucy shows you how to cultivate the best cucurbits around

The shrubs to prune now

Ruth cuts back a forsythia and potted hydrangea

AG's peat-free journey

Ruth will be using two top brands to help our readers

Containers of fire

Brighten the outlook and raise the temperature this summer by planting up pots with flaming colours. Hazel Sillver presents the ultimate hot list for your garden

16 carrot gold

Sow a spectrum of coloured carrots that will look good on the plate and taste delicious, says Sue Bradley, as she reveals her top 16

A way with weeds

With warmer weather arriving and the soil still moist, May provides perfect conditions for weeds. Monty shares his organic methods for keeping them at bay

Digging deeper - Major bid to save historic British trees

Putting the spotlight on the biggest issues in gardening today

Container of the month

Add a touch of modern sophistication to your garden with a container that provides form, colour and scent

YOUR PRUNING MONTH

With many plants in full growth, there's lots of pruning you can do now, as Frances Tophill explains

Growing edible flowers with the experts

Flowers bring natural beauty, colour and flavour to homegrown salads. The experts at Aweside Farm share their tips on growing plants for delicious, edible blooms

Small space big flavour

May is when things spring to life in Rukmini Iyer's garden, with an early crop of peas being the perfect excuse for some crisp, herby vegetable fritters