Amateur Gardening

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 • Growing together

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Use your smalls to grow big • How planting your pants can help boost soil health

Recycling heroes and villains • Local authority recycling schemes are ranked

Houseplant care in spring • Feed, water and re-pot as they return to growth, says Ruth

Re-potting a peace lily • Ruth’s plant was struggling and needed urgent help

Plugging gaps the easy way • It’s so easy to get carried away with plug plants, says Ruth

Healthy edibles from the ground up • Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks

Prune blueberries • A powerhouse of nutrients, home-grown blueberries can grace everyone’s breakfast bowl. Pruning keeps your bushes bountiful and beautiful – here’s what to do:

5 quick jobs

Make your small garden more nature friendly • Welcome wildlife to your garden with these simple organic steps, writes Chris Collins, Garden Organic’s head of organic horticulture

There is hope in hedges • Val explains the important role of hedges for wildlife and weather-protection

Your edible garden • Kim Stoddart offers ideas to help you grow the crops that work best for you and your garden space

Your guide to growing ornamental grasses • Mike Palmer explains why he loves these glamorous, yet low-maintenance plants.

Great flower combinations • Award-winning gardener, author and broadcaster, Liz Zorab explains how to help make your spring garden blooming marvellous

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Grow your own plant food • Emma O’Neill, head gardener at sustainable gardening charity, Garden Organic, explains how to use comfrey

Working with what you have • Pretty potatoes and lemon-scented delights

The plants that keep on giving • Sue Bradley explains how to save time, effort and money by growing flowers and vegetables that readily self-seed.

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Seattle Northwest Flower and Garden show picks • Inspiration from one rainy spring climate to another

Your GARDENING TEA BREAK • Gardening’s king of trivia and brain-teasers, Graham Clarke

Crossword… just for fun!

Floral frenzy a garden profile • Kelly-Jane Leach explains how she lovingly nurtured her very own cut flower kingdom

Planning your vegetable garden • Andrew Oldham’s guide to planning your individual veg-growing paradise

Make more herbs for free • Seeds, cuttings and divisions will provide bountiful flavours

Replace instead of buying new • Moving plants to more suitable homes will save cash

Ask JOHN NEGUS • John is a gardening legend and is here to answer your lovely questions

Your LETTERS TO KIM

Poetry Corner • For those who in springtime meet

IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH

Let’s get sowing! • Equipment for successful germination

Spring is in the air • Julia introduces the fortnightly garden tasks and projects underway

Avoid the hard to grow? • Bob explains the ups and downs of getting crops to grow for you