Since 1884 Amateur Gardening has been the gardening ‘Bible’ for serious gardeners from all walks of life. With unrivalled levels of practical content written by seasoned experts, it remains the only media brand to win a coveted gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. We are passionate about all things horticultural and are dedicated to producing informative content that gives accurate and helpful advice. Amateur Gardening is a trusted fortnightly companion, offering guidance and advice for all green-fingered projects.
A warm welcome • Building resilience for the future
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Move to change global food production • Small-scale plots hold the key to health and financial benefits
Giving plants room to flourish • Ruth moves a potted gooseberry into a border
Get your pond ready for spring • Clear it out and feed its inhabitants
Preventing spring damage • Take precautions to protect plants and structures, says Ruth
Spring is in the air • Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks
Be self-sufficient in carrots • By making a few, timely sowings of well-chosen varieties, you’ll be ensuring that you have fresh pullings available of this staple crop for every month of the year.
5 quick jobs
Get to know - bee-flies • Olivia Watts from the Field Studies Council, explains about these marvellous masters of mimicry and springtime pollination
Thinking trees • Val explores the idea that natural regeneration, rather than organised tree planting, may be the way to go in our changing climate.
Natural pest control in a changing climate • In an extract from her new book, The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden, Kim Stoddart explains how to boost biodiversity to help protect plants and gardens
Do I need to do something about this potential pest?
Your colourful garden • Mike Palmer shares his top tips for using colour effectively across the garden.
Alpines-low-maintenance gems • Graham Clarke considers why some alpines are the hardiest and toughest of plants, yet can also be the daintiest of any
Where to grow your alpines at home
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Top four low-maintenance hedges • Sarah Raven outlines her favourites for garden hedging and explains how to care for them
A city under the tiles • Mulberries, magnolia and the much-maligned but marvellous wasp
Best plants for pollinators • Sue Bradley outlines some of the best flowers and shrubs to grow which help our precious insect pollinators.
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Top tips for pollinator-friendly gardening
Your GARDENING TEA BREAK • Gardening’s king of trivia and brain-teasers, Graham Clarke
Crossword… just for fun!
Be happy with the (ish) in self-sufficiency • Andrew Oldham explains how less guilt, more enjoyment is the order of the day
Dividing plants to fill borders • Propagation is an important addition to your gardening toolkit
The latest hot shots from European show, IPM • There are exciting plants coming our way soon
What has disfigured our apples?
Prepare your indoor garden for spring • Give your houseplants some love as they grow
Your LETTERS TO KIM
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Turning smashed pots into a real feature • Adam explains how to recycle broken bits into a brilliant centrepiece with pizazz
Marvellous March • Julia introduces the fortnightly garden tasks and projects underway
Growing for RHS Chelsea Flower show
Meet the team
Sowing seed outdoors • Bob explains how to know when the time is nigh