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Growing citrus plants
Whether you grow luscious lemons or ornate oranges, Steve and Val Bradley explain how to keep your potted citrus plants in tip-top condition throughout the year
Sparring partners
Val looks at the pros and cons of gardening partnerships
Start thinking about cuttings
Propagation is so easy and satisfying, says Ruth
This week... lilacs
With their beautiful scented flowers, lilacs are an easy-to-grow garden classic
STRAWBERRY GROWING IN POTS AND TROUGHS
Fruit-growing expert David Patch offers some top advice on growing strawberries in containers
OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH
Last year we officially launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine in 2022. Here we feature our latest talented winners
LEARNING AS THEY GROW
Gardening can give so much to children. Wellbeing expert Annabelle Padwick offers advice to those thinking of setting up a school garden or allotment
PATCHES OF HEAVEN
Garden designer, author and TV presenter Joe Swift talks to On the Grapevine podcast presenter Daniel Heighes about all things gardening, including his new set of guidebooks
EXTENDING THE SEASON WITH CARROTS
Fresh and crunchy, pulled straight from the soil or compost, carrots can be a culinary delight for much of the year, says Fresh and crunchy, pulled straight from the soil or compost, carrots can be a culinary delight for much of the year, says Martin Fish
BRING ON THE garden super troopers
Avoid pesticides by attracting natural helpers to your garden, says Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic
BLOOMS FOR CUTTING, COOKING AND CRITTERS
All flowers have a place in our hearts and on our plots but some have particular merit, as Emma Rawlings explains
ROB'S PLOT All systems GO!
June is a busy month for Rob Smith. Still some planting to do, plenty of watering, checking for pests and harvesting a range of crops
It's a cover-up
Covering bare soil with a material such as cardboard or manure between crop plants is called mulching and it has many benefits, as Joyce Russell explains
A HIDDEN GEM
Kathryn Clover is swept off her feet as she visits Green Broom co-operative farm in Berkshire and finds plenty to write home about
Luscious lilies
Beautiful and hardy, lilies are flowers of mystery and legend. Camilla Phelps explains how you're spoilt for choice when it comes to finding the right lily for your garden
AG's peat-free compost test: Part 3
Overall growth is more even and plants are bushing out after a patchy start
It's a kind of magic
Bob reveals a few plant ‘tricks' to impress children
Focus on... Summer lettuce
Lettuces are the foundation of summer salads — and, with careful sowing, spring, autumn and winter salads, too! Lucy explains how to boost your salad self-sufficiency
The garden's dark star
'Velvet Queen' is a statuesque beauty
The colour purple
If you love purple, plant it now for decadent, bold borders, says Hazel Sillver, as she explains the best combinations when using this stunning colour in your borders
Dragon tree dilemma
Anne Swithinbank's masterclass on: Pruning Pruning a dracaena
Watering wisdoms
With pot-grown plants often falling foul of inadequate watering, Bob explains how to think smart with hydration
Dropping peat is not the answer
Use peat until a good alternative is found, says Bunny Guinness
Time to plant spuds
I aimed to make the most of my limited space says Garry
Magnolias for every garden
Christopher Lloyd explains why every garden should have a magnolia
Tremendous toadflax
With their flax-like foliage and spurred flowers resembling small toads, linaria or toadflax are easy-going, colourful, sun-loving plants
On the decline
Val is shocked to discover that gipsy rose is on the red list
Spring lawn care
Steve and Val Bradley explain how to bring your lawn back to life this spring
Towers of colour
Sow or plant mulleins in spring for glorious spires of summer flowers that add vertical accents to the border and provide nectar for bees
Cuckoo land
Val takes a close look at cuckoos and cuckoo flowers