BBC Gardeners World Magazine - May 2023

In this issue

Rukmini uses homegrown mint in her recipe.

Follow Alan’s advice on how to make wildlife welcome in your garden.

Get inspiration from one of our 2022 GOTY finalists and enter this year’s competition..

We love may

Oh blimey, summer is nearly here: sun on our faces and joy in our hearts. I had snoozed off a little and suddenly realised that everything is growing like crazy and the garden, which for the past few months has been quite well behaved, is now flowering and growing and doing its thing with extreme enthusiasm. I would like to think that the universal distress call of \"May Day, May Day\" was inspired by this moment (it wasn't of course: it comes from the French \"m'aidez\", meaning \"help me\". Anyway, let us all shake off the travails of winter, gird our loins and wander into the garden.

4 mins

The Full Monty

As climate change makes temperatures ever more erratic, Monty reflects on how it could be time for big changes in the way we garden and the plants we grow

3 mins

Digging deeper - Major bid to save historic British trees

Putting the spotlight on the biggest issues in gardening today

3 mins

Container of the month

Add a touch of modern sophistication to your garden with a container that provides form, colour and scent

2 mins

2 for 1 Gardens

Join us in celebrating the incredible diversity of the 416 gardens that have joined our 2 for 1 Gardens scheme this year. Visiting a garden is a great way of getting out in nature and gathering gardening inspiration. And there are plenty to choose from, be they national landmarks, hidden gems, fairy-tale castles or horticultural havens. And to get you started, here's our pick of gardens that are new to our scheme this year and perfect for a visit this month.

2 mins

A way with weeds

With warmer weather arriving and the soil still moist, May provides perfect conditions for weeds. Monty shares his organic methods for keeping them at bay

4 mins

Flowering house plants Hanging plants

Draped over the edge of shelves or suspended from a curtain pole, trailing plants are ideal for those short on space, says Sarah Gerrard-Jones

2 mins

Pots of joy

Growing in containers is the perfect way to be creative and make the most of every space in your garden, however small. Adam Frost shares his tips on how to grow - almost anything in a pot

4 mins

Softwood cuttings

Get more plants for free by following Nick Bailey's guide to propagation. This month: softwood cuttings

2 mins

Thrifty garden style

In the latest of our budget-savvy series, Tom Massey shares design tips that needn't cost the earth

5 mins

Making a garden: A PLACE FOR WILDLIFE

Keeping nature at the heart of the garden, Alan Titchmarsh shows how to encourage wildlife in and still have a beautiful outdoor space that you can enjoy, too

6 mins

Growing edible flowers with the experts

Flowers bring natural beauty, colour and flavour to homegrown salads. The experts at Aweside Farm share their tips on growing plants for delicious, edible blooms

4 mins

Small space big flavour

May is when things spring to life in Rukmini Iyer's garden, with an early crop of peas being the perfect excuse for some crisp, herby vegetable fritters

3 mins

Hassle-free harvests

With warmer approaching, spring days and nights May is when seedlings get going and planting outside begins in earnest - follow Jack Wallington's time-saving tips to get growing

4 mins

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BBC Gardeners World Magazine Description:

BBC Gardeners’ World is Britain’s best-selling gardening magazine, helping to inform and inspire gardeners everywhere to get the very best from their gardens. The magazine brings gardening to life through the passion of its contributors, who share a wealth of experience and knowledge in a clear, informed and often humorous way. Gardeners’ World Magazine caters for every gardener – from keen enthusiasts to novices – with sound advice they can trust.