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 • Resilient gardening

Amateur Gardening

Call to add nature studies to the school day • Conservationists lobby Government to boost awareness of the natural world

Has being outdoors helped your health? • Wildlife Trusts to lobby Government for improved access to nature

Keeping the greenhouse healthy now • Stay on top of jobs and future-proof your plants

Bringing plants back from the brink • Don’t be afraid to step in to save your plants

Lawn care during a drought • Helping lawns recover after the drought

Champion growing, using grey water, and how to have a happy compost heap • Lucy doffs her cap at produce exhibitors, and shares her top gardening jobs

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3 of the best free and fabulous soil improvers • Chris Collins shows you how to nurture your soil with homemade ingredients

7 plant and garden survival tips • Editor and resilient-gardening expert Kim Stoddart explains how to help heal your garden after this year’s extreme weather and shore up its defences overall

Embracing the slow worm - our scarcely seen garden ally • These harmless helpers are brilliant pest controllers, says Jenny Shelton of The Wildlife Trusts

Delicious squash, growing a nectar bar for butterflies and making plum jam • As autumn approaches, Anne boosts her garden’s plants and insect life

The beautiful and easy-going blood lily • South African stars bringing colour to the autumn

7 sensational and resilient sea hollies • Mike Palmer celebrates the bristly charms of these beautiful, tough perennials

Alluring agastache • Rosie Irving explains why the time is right to sing the praises of the resilient giant hyssop

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Dreamy dahlias • This varied family of flowers gives so much joy and all are easy to grow, says mega-fan Kim O’Brien

6 fragrant perennial climbers • Liz Zorab selects her favourite climbing plants that offer scent and beauty

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

Crossword… just for fun!

Seed saving for beginners • Garden Organic’s Head Gardener Emma O’Neill explains how to save your own vegetable and flower seeds

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Get set for September • AG editor Kim Stoddart explains how to boost results and natural resilience this month

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

Delicate lace that likes tough conditions • An easy-going annual to brighten the summer

5 of the best deciduous shrubs • These attractive, resilient plants boost the garden and help wildlife, says Andrew Oldham

Your LETTERS TO KIM • We love receiving your letters, emails and social media posts. Every message, poem, idea and comment matters. Please keep them coming. We will send out a thank you gift for every item published in the magazine as soon as we can, so do please send your address and contact details when you get in touch.

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