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 • Putting down roots

Amateur Gardening

Schools to benefit from allotment initiative • University campaign helps pupils grow food and boosts community wellbeing

Peacock butterfly wins public vote • Bright garden visitor is the UK’s best-loved species

Keeping the garden ticking along • These easy jobs keep your patch looking great

Looking after lavender to keep it neat • Deadhead and take cuttings as replacement plants

Look after ponds in high summer • Control weeds and keep water levels steady

Cheery cherries, better broad beans and why smaller courgettes are best • Lucy’s makes the most of summer’s abundant harvests

Canny composting tips • Nick Hamilton explains how to get the balance of ingredients right to create crumbly richness to boost your soil

5 wild and wonderful wins • Editor and resilient-gardening expert Kim Stoddart reveals some cost-free growing advice gems

Bird of the month – Long-tailed tit • A strong sense of community helps these ‘flying lollipops’ to survive

Growing blueberries, dealing with box moth and finding unexpected potato treasures • Anne delights in delicious berries and formulates a plan to thwart an annoying pest

7 perfect pergola plants • Reach for the sky with Mike Palmer as he explores his top climbing, rambling and twining plants for upright structures

6 super skills of yore • Ross Pearson celebrates generations-old skills that offer hope for the future

Light and shade in the July garden • Andrew Jackson explains how gardens develop their own character in the heat of summer

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Why weeds can be wonderful • Kim O’Brien mounts a fierce defence of these muchmaligned wilder plants

Money trees can reward us for generations • Jade plants are long-lived, but watch for bugs

Say hello to heavenly hoherias • A must-have shrub inspires Rosie Irving to examine the history of plant hunters

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

Crossword… just for fun!

11 yellow-flowering delights! • Liz Zorab shares her favourite blooms for sunshine whatever the weather

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Space and seed saving • AG editor Kim Stoddart explains how to boost results and natural resilience undercover

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

Keep sowing for continued summer colour • Fast-growing annuals will extend your garden’s beauty into autumn

My garden is a celebration of life • Jacquie Felix-Mitchell explains how she works with the land to create a paradise on the edge of Dartmoor

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7 future florals • Michael provides a look at the latest flower innovations

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