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CURRANTS SEASON BY SEASON

Versatile for the kitchen, easy to grow and unfussy where they sit, currants are an attractive soft fruit option, says David Patch

BEETROOT UNCOVERED

Martin Fish reveals all about growing one of his favourite vegetables while Jill serves up some tasty beetburgers

MAKING YOUR seedlings cosy

Stephanie Hafferty offers some money-saving ideas. This month she looks at keeping seedlings warm and making sure they have adequate light

Focus on... Compact plots

Even the smallest spaces can successfully home a variety of plentiful harvests, says Lucy, as she explains how to make the most of even compact gardens

Glorious Gladioli

Gladioli are fabulously flamboyant flowers that are making a comeback, so why not add them to your borders and containers for a bit of glamour, says Camilla Phelps

GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR PEAT-FREE GROWING

Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer at Garden Organic, shares advice for making the most of peat-free composts

PEAS BY THE PLATEFUL

Home-grown garden peas are easy to grow, hardy and highly productive freezer fillers. KG editor Steve Ott offers some top tips for sure-fire success

Take three clematis

... and enjoy flowers month after month. Tamsin Hope Thomson’s combinations provide blooms in spring, summer, autumn and beyond and are ideal for small spaces

Make a clean sweep

If you’re planning to re-use your pots, canes and labels, make sure they are given a clean bill of health, says Bob

UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES

Last year Emma Bailey, gardening writer and keen plotter, trained her pumpkin plants to grow vertically, and never looked back... or down

GROW CUCUMBERS AND GHERKINS

In this extract from her book Rekha's Kitchen Garden, Rekha Mistry turns her attention to growing plants of the Cucumis sativus family

GROWING OUTDOOR TOMATOES

In many parts of the country it is possible to grow tomatoes outside and not in a greenhouse or polytunnel. Here KG's deputy editor Emma Rawlings offers some tips for success

Cambo's captivating gardens

Janice Hopper visits a country house and estate in Fife and talks to the head gardener, Katherine Taylor, about the Edible Garden

Growing herbs with the experts

Discover how to grow your best-ever herbs this year with the experts at Aweside Farm as they reveal their tips for growing masses of plants for flavour

The high climbers

April is the perfect month to plant a clematis. Monty reveals his favourite varieties and shares his growing tips

Making a garden: A PLACE FOR PLANTS

Good planting combinations give your plot structure and impact and getting them right is easier than it looks

Thrifty DIY projects

In the latest of our series, Toby Buckland shows how to make the most of old materials in the garden

Hassle-free harvests

With sowing and planting kicking into high gear, April is the month when everything speeds up on the plot - so follow Jack Wallington's time-saving, efficiency-boosting tips to get ahead of the game

Container of the month

Treat both your garden and early pollinators with plants to brighten up an area of dappled shade

Flowering house plants: Less bother more blooms

Beautiful, elegant and surprisingly tough, this selection of indoor plants is high on impact but low on effort

Propagation made easy

Get top results from your seed-sowing with the first of our propagation masterclasses from Nick Bailey

Tomatoes whatever the weather

Discover how to grow your best-ever outdoor tomatoes with Jack Wallington's expert guide

The latest on lupins

Popular with show-garden designers, lupins can be overpowering in a border. But don’t be deterred – it’s all about choosing and using them well, says Graham Rice

Nicotiana for borders and containers

Great for adding for long-lasting summer colour and scent, and sometimes height and drama too, ornamental tobaccos can be sown now, says Camilla Phelps

Splice grafting

Steve Bradley explains how to graft two woody plants together

Time for toms

Mid-March is the time to start your tomatoes, says Toby

Leaf, leaf-bud and eye cuttings

Alan Toogood describes how to increase many popular indoor and outdoor plants from leaves and leaf buds, as well as vines and other climbers from eye cuttings

Dahlias and roses in spring

Ruth gets her popular perennials ready for the summer

This week... Pieris

This acid-loving evergreen provides months of interest with new growth and flowers

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