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Containers For Autumn

Have fun adding potted zing to the garden, says Ruth

The belles of the borders

You’d be bats not to love these blue gems, says Ruth

Live by the sward!

If you want your grass to be a uniform green colour, without brown patches, sow clover, says Bob

Why Bugs Matter

Val explains how you can collect information via an app to help save the small things that run the planet

Late Summer Shrub Care

Tend to woody herbs, roses and potted plants, says Ruth

Slugging it out!

Bountiful rain has brought a bounty of slugs, says Peter

Summertime cuttings

A simple, seasonal way of making new plants, says Ruth

Post-holiday priorities

Ruth gets her garden back in shape after a break to new growth

Hive of activity

A ball of honey bees is removed from Val’s buddleia

Luck of the Iris!

With their sword-shaped leaves and regal flowers, bearded irises are stately plants that flower in May and June – and now is the time to plant them, says Hazel Sillver

Butterfly Watch: Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

We look at a pugnacious small insect that holds its ground

Catch up in the garden

A tour of your beds can keep you busy all day, says Ruth

A beautiful pop of colour

Sow Iceland poppies for home and garden, says Ruth

Houseplants inside And out

Why not give them a holiday in the garden, says Ruth

OUR PLOTTEER OF THE MONTH

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

THE PILGRIM PLOTTERS

Martin Fish visits Boston in Lincolnshire, with its historic links to the Pilgrim Fathers, and finds a thriving community of growers with a concern for health and well-being at its core

TIME TO GET HERB SAVVY!

Why spend money on dried herbs when you can dry your own? Julie Moore shows you how

Rooting for liquorice

With its distinctive flavour, liquorice is one of those tastes you either love or hate. It comes from the root of a Middle Eastern herb called Glycyrrhiza glabra and Emma Rawlings explains how to grow it

A TASTE OF EASTERN PROMISE

The summer might be coming to an end, says Rob Smith, but there’s still time for some sowing, including a range of oriental veg

FRENCH PERFECTION!

Harvesting beans of all sorts is one of the joys of summer, but none are easier to grow, faster to crop or more abundant than French beans – so says KG editor Steve Ott

BAGGED AND BOTTLED

For Stephanie Hafferty September is about preserving the harvest for winter use but also encouraging biodiversity in the garden

A PINK WHEELBARROW and a passion for gardening

During lockdown M T O’Donnell put her time to very good use, writing blogs, setting up a bi-monthly digital magazine and making videos, as well as creating a full and productive garden

Easy pothos propagation

Easy pothos propagation

Summer pond management

Cut back plants and keep the water topped up

Rigorous standards

Nemesia trials have really proved their worth

Propagation by semi-ripe cuttings

Steve and Val Bradley explain the best way to take late-summer and autumn cuttings

Start next year's strawbs

You can never have too much of a good thing

Hardy daisies that bring joy

These cheerful flowers will bloom for months

Goodbye to gastropods

Val considers the best ways to combat slugs and snails

Drought-tolerant plants

With the effects of global warming and growing concerns about water conservation, plants that need less water are becoming more popular