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Amateur Gardening

Aug 20 2022
Magazine

Every week, Amateur Gardening is the first choice for both beginners and knowledgeable gardeners looking for advice and easy-to-follow practical features on growing flowers, trees, shrubs as well as fruit and vegetables. Be inspired, by our beautifully illustrated features covering plant and flower groups, both home grown and exotic, and take a sneak peek into some of the most beautiful private gardens around the country. Plus, every week we feature expert opinion and tips from some of gardening’s most influential exponents including Toby Buckland, Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank, Peter Seabrook and Jo Whittingham.

Editor’s Letter

Keeping containers going • Prep pots and baskets for a late summer flourish, says Ruth

Something old, something new • Save money by refurbishing existing patio containers

Quick tips

We all love making compost! • Almost half of British gardeners have a heap

Trust launches plant census

It’s a hot time undercover • Ruth tends greenhouse plants as summer advances

A-scything we will go! • Caring for wildflower and ‘normal’ lawns, with Ruth

Little Pixie packs a big punch • These magical lupins brighten border edges, says Ruth

What’s On

The need to feed • There’s plenty of life left in several crops, so make the most of them and give veg a helping hand, says Bob

Great shapes • Val looks at how different flower shapes attract insects

Focus on… Growing figs • With plenty of sunshine and a south-facing wall or some generous containers, you too can be gorging on sweet figgy yumminess well into the autumn months, says Lucy

Three fruit trees for less than £25!

Phlox favourites • For mounds of scented flowers that will brighten up your borders, choose phlox, says Graham Rice, as he reveals some of the best varieties and how to care for them

Frequently asked questions

Pull in the pollinators! • If you want a plant that is great for bees and butterflies, with colour and scent from summer to early autumn, agastache or giant hyssop is the answer, says Hazel Sillver

Frequently asked questions

This week… Spiraea • With colourful foliage and attractive flowers, spiraeas are a great go-to shrub

Frequently asked questions

Ask JOHN NEGUS • John will reply personally to all your gardening questions

Quick questions & answers

Whiter than white • White flowers give gardens character, says Nancy-Mary Goodall

Considering crocosmias • We look at a brightly coloured perennial with sword-shaped leaves

AG’s Garden Wall

Word search

Crossword …just for fun!

Get 6 issues for £6*

Lawn-edging tools • Steve and Val test six examples to find the best

Ask ANNE SWITHINBANK • Masterclass on: how to handle suckers

Your LETTERS TO WENDY

Amateur Gardening

Size matters • Grappling with a large wisteria allows Toby to consider the importance of starting small for success with climbers

Planting mature trees and shrubs


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Frequency: Every other week Pages: 60 Publisher: Kelsey Publishing Ltd Edition: Aug 20 2022

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: August 16, 2022

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Home & Garden

Languages

English

Every week, Amateur Gardening is the first choice for both beginners and knowledgeable gardeners looking for advice and easy-to-follow practical features on growing flowers, trees, shrubs as well as fruit and vegetables. Be inspired, by our beautifully illustrated features covering plant and flower groups, both home grown and exotic, and take a sneak peek into some of the most beautiful private gardens around the country. Plus, every week we feature expert opinion and tips from some of gardening’s most influential exponents including Toby Buckland, Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank, Peter Seabrook and Jo Whittingham.

Editor’s Letter

Keeping containers going • Prep pots and baskets for a late summer flourish, says Ruth

Something old, something new • Save money by refurbishing existing patio containers

Quick tips

We all love making compost! • Almost half of British gardeners have a heap

Trust launches plant census

It’s a hot time undercover • Ruth tends greenhouse plants as summer advances

A-scything we will go! • Caring for wildflower and ‘normal’ lawns, with Ruth

Little Pixie packs a big punch • These magical lupins brighten border edges, says Ruth

What’s On

The need to feed • There’s plenty of life left in several crops, so make the most of them and give veg a helping hand, says Bob

Great shapes • Val looks at how different flower shapes attract insects

Focus on… Growing figs • With plenty of sunshine and a south-facing wall or some generous containers, you too can be gorging on sweet figgy yumminess well into the autumn months, says Lucy

Three fruit trees for less than £25!

Phlox favourites • For mounds of scented flowers that will brighten up your borders, choose phlox, says Graham Rice, as he reveals some of the best varieties and how to care for them

Frequently asked questions

Pull in the pollinators! • If you want a plant that is great for bees and butterflies, with colour and scent from summer to early autumn, agastache or giant hyssop is the answer, says Hazel Sillver

Frequently asked questions

This week… Spiraea • With colourful foliage and attractive flowers, spiraeas are a great go-to shrub

Frequently asked questions

Ask JOHN NEGUS • John will reply personally to all your gardening questions

Quick questions & answers

Whiter than white • White flowers give gardens character, says Nancy-Mary Goodall

Considering crocosmias • We look at a brightly coloured perennial with sword-shaped leaves

AG’s Garden Wall

Word search

Crossword …just for fun!

Get 6 issues for £6*

Lawn-edging tools • Steve and Val test six examples to find the best

Ask ANNE SWITHINBANK • Masterclass on: how to handle suckers

Your LETTERS TO WENDY

Amateur Gardening

Size matters • Grappling with a large wisteria allows Toby to consider the importance of starting small for success with climbers

Planting mature trees and shrubs


Expand title description text