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Be Tidy And Wildlife-Friendly!
Watching how gardens work as ecosystems is as fascinating as growing plants, but of course, we still want our outdoor spaces to look good.
Have Yourself A Rose-Tinted February!
Whether you want a gift for a loved-one or for your own patio, now is the ideal time for you to plant roses in containers, as Hazel Sillver explains…
Beginner's Guide To Growing Salad Leaves
Soup up your salads with lettuce and leaves that are easy, quick, tasty and cheap – a must for both novice and experienced veg growers alike, says Louise Curley
Looking for the good life
After developing a passion for growing fruit and veg, Ade and Sophie Sellars quit their professional careers in the City and embarked on a gardening adventure that would change the course of their lives
GROW IT...Carrot ‘Gniff'
A purple carrot with a creamy yellow centre and an interesting history. Of course KG deputy editor Emma Rawlings just had to try it!
ASPARAGUS? YES, IT'S WELL WORTH THE WAIT!
Asparagus requires a little patience initially, says Rob Smith, but your patience will be rewarded with crops for many years to come
All hail the king
This month KG editor Steve Ott encourages you to embrace the unusual and to rediscover the delights of a once-popular veg
ONE TO TRY Tomato ‘Yellow Mimi'
A lover of cherry tomatoes, KG's Tony Flanagan assesses whether this new yellow variety matches up to some of the others he has grown
AGAINST ALL ODDS
A gardener’s lot is not without its trials and tribulations. However, despite a pandemic, a lockdown and relentless predators last year, keen grower Sandra Barnes has reasons to be cheerful
Make Your Own Potting Mixes
There are many benefits to the environment if we make our own potting mixes, and it’s great for plants too, says Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic. So how about it?
How To Start A New Plot
So you want to start growing veg or expand an area you already have but you’ve no idea where to start. Or are you about to take on an overgrown allotment? Emma Rawlings offers some tips
The general rules of pruning
Stay safe and keep your plants in good, healthy shape
Versatile viburnums
It’s been voted Chelsea Flower Show plant of the decade and it has amazing fragrance, so perhaps now is the time to really consider viburnums, says Graham Rice
Time to plant some glamour
Lilies add easy opulence to the garden, says Ruth
The gardener's calendar
Val looks at why we sow and plant crops on certain days
Winter pruning catch-up
Ruth tackles her final trees before they burst into growth
Fashionable comebacks
Tastes change, but can nurseries deliver? Peter finds out
Celebrate the multi-faceted Snowdrop
Highly valued by collectors and loved by gardeners, the snowdrop is the ultimate symbol of spring’s arrival. Celebrate spring in style, says Tamsin Hope Thompson
Bulbs To Plant In Spring
Christopher Lloyd looks at outdoor bulbs you can plant in the first months of the year
Plant Now For Fabulous Summer Colour
January may be the gloomiest of months, but plan now and you can look forward to a brighter future, courtesy of the most colourful summer flowers, says Louise Curley
Warming Soil For Growing
Start preparing the ground for this year, says Ruth
Preparing for hellebore glory
Ruth clears the way for some late-winter border colour
Winter container watch
One of her patio containers gives Ruth a nasty shock
Try some pot luck
When it comes to container gardening, anything grows! Bob reveals how tubs can help boost your growing power
It's time to start sowing
Ruth explains how to get the best from your free seeds
Growing Icelandic poppies
Anne Swithinbank’s masterclass on: Icelandic poppies
Garden amphibians
Val looks at the frogs, toads and newts in her garden
For winter foliage Think hebes
They may not be the first plant that springs to mind at this time of year, but the leaves of many hebes look their best right now – and they’re surprisingly hardy, says Graham Rice
Choose toms for taste
Discover the best and easiest varieties to grow, says Peter
For Unexpected Colour, Try Winter Irises
Don’t wait until spring to enjoy the sight and scent of irises in bloom when there are options that will supply flowers in the depths of winter, says Graham Rice