BBC Gardeners' World

Gardeners' World Magazine is the authoritative voice in gardening, the clear market-leader since it launched in 1991. The award-winning editorial includes topical, practical advice in the readers' favourite 'what to do now' section, and regular contributions and features from the top names in BBC gardening. Packed with fresh ideas and clear advice - the innovative approach offers creative, practical and problem-solving solutions to all keen gardeners.

Welcome

January • This month may be quieter than some in the garden, but this makes it the ideal time to plan for the year ahead. Kickstart 2025 by testing your soil to help choose the right plants for your borders, potting up summer bulbs, sowing sweet peas indoors and cooking up some delicious garden-fresh kale

This month’s Star plants

What to do now… around the garden

What to do now… in your flower patch

What to do now… growing your own

Crop of the month Kale

February • February may not be any warmer than January, but it’s getting lighter and the gardening job list is getting longer. As the first spring bulbs begin to emerge, it’s time to start sowing seed indoors, tidy up perennials, cut back clematis – and why not try something new, like creating a terrarium for an exciting indoor display

This month’s Star plants

What to do now… around the garden

What to do now… in your flower patch

What to do now… growing your own

Crop of the month Sprouting broccoli

March • The temperature is unlikely to be high in March, but even on freezing days, there’s still the hope of spring this month. It’s time to kickstart things in the garden, whether that’s tidying up perennials, finishing off the rose pruning or edging the lawn

This month’s Star plants

What to do now… around the garden

What to do now… in your flower patch

What to do now… growing your own

Crop of the month Mint

April • This is a month to embrace tulips and all the colour that is bursting from borders and containers, as the weather steadily warms up. With this warmth come a host of gardening tasks, from weeding borders and cleaning out ponds, to dividing perennials and harvesting early crops. It’s also prime time for delicious harvests of asparagus and rhubarb, too

This month’s Star plants

What to do now… around the garden

What to do now… in your flower patch

What to do now… growing your own

Crop of the month Radish

May • The soil is warming up in May, which means it’s a month full of action and colour. The borders are filling up with flowers, and weeds, so it’s a wonderful time to be gardening – keeping on top of unwanted plants such as bindweed, but also sowing vegetables direct, keeping lawns healthy and planting bulbs for a late summer boost

This month’s Star plants

What to do now… around the garden

What to do now… in your flower patch

What to do now… growing your own

Crop of the month Spring onions

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June • In June we can pick a wide range of fruit and veg harvests, with crops such as strawberries, carrots, broad beans and peas in season this month. It’s also a time to enjoy long evenings in the garden when early summer displays are at their peak. To keep borders looking their best, it’s a key time for deadheading roses and annuals to keep them flowering, reshaping topiary and unleashing exotic plants

This month’s Star plants

What to do now… around the garden

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