Amateur Gardening

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.

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Houseplant health in winter • Dry, centrally heated rooms can cause problems, says Ruth

Caring for favourite plants • Humidity and indirect light help keep houseplants healthy

Propagating a moth orchid using a keiki

A long-lasting Christmas tree • The right care helps them survive the season, says Ruth

Winter care of hydrangeas • Potted plants are at the greatest risk, says Ruth

Easy winter propagation • Root cuttings are easy and reliable, says Ruth

Planting a Japanese maple • There’s an Acer palmatum for every garden, says Ruth

Read all about it! • If you can’t get out in the garden, the next best thing is reading about it, as Bob reveals his selection of books

A winter’s tale • Val explains why winter is a magical time in the garden

Focus on… Blueberries • Lush berry harvests guaranteed with Lucy

Best recipes for gorgeous Christmas containers • Here’s how you can plant up colourful festive pots to brighten the garden or give away as special Yuletide presents to family and friends, as Hazel Sillver explains

Beautiful hellebores • Undemanding, winter-hardy, with strikingly beautiful flowers, hellebores are a garden must-have that provide early colour in the garden, says Louise Curley

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This week… Euonymus • With colourful foliage and striking fruits, euonymus have many uses in the garden

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

Twelve shrubs for twelve months • If you want colour in your garden throughout the year, these are the shrubs to plant, says Walter F. Wood, as he lists 12 shrubs that perform for 12 months of the year

Seeing red in the garden • We look at plants that are the most vivid colour of them all

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The heat is on… • It may seem fresh outside right now, but Toby’s chillies are certainly helping him to keep the home fires burning…