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The rain bird

Val looks at a woodpecker that predicts when it will rain!

GROW YOUR OWN RATATOUILLE AND MEDITERRANEAN ROASTED VEG

This month, Rob Smith brings a taste of the Mediterranean to the table with a range of succulent veg, perfect for roasting

Sowing 'granny's bonnets'

Aquilegias give effortless interest and beauty

By the light of the moon

This Thursday is the ideal time to go on a moonlit mollusc hunt, thanks to a super blue moon

Should garden centres do more to help?

Matt Appleby asks whether there is enough guidence on peat-free at point of sale

Pot up summer cuttings

Rooted cuttings will need more room to grow

BLUEBERRIES SEASON BY SEASON

Take a walk through the blueberry year with lots of tips and advice from our regular fruit expert David Patch

The power to poison

Take care when buying farmyard manure, says Toby, as it may contain herbicides that can damage your plants...

OUR JOURNEY SO FAR!

Join keen allotment blogger and vlogger Jane Kelly as she recalls her allotment journey with husband Mike, dog Rocky and a little flock of rescue hens

For autumn colour, plant Hesperantha

Why not grow the crimson flag lily for long-lasting flowers in pinks, white and red? It's just the thing to add interest in the months to come

Bulbs for turf

Brighten lawns, rough grass and meadows with spring flowers. The best ones will push through the grasses to flower year after year

A growing love of dahlias

Monty shares why he can't imagine Longmeadow without dahlias and reveals how to get the best plants out of these long-flowering

Tabletop treats

Take a new approach to container gardening with Sue Kent's tabletop guide - the perfect way to create an easy-to-manage display that's full of impact

Winter greenhouse bounty Sowing hardy edibles

Don't let your greenhouse go to waste this winter - in the first of a new three-part series, Lucy Chamberlain shows you how to enjoy indoor harvests for months on end

Topiary for all

Clipped, characterful topiary doesn't have to be formal, costly or twee - in fact, it's a fun and easy way to transform almost any style of garden, says Adam

Get set for springtime

Bulbs are amazing little packages containing almost everything they need for a fabulous spring display - all you need to do is get planting, says Alan Titchmarsh

Small space big flavour

With her aubergines and peppers cropping well, Rukmini Iyer offers the ideal recipe to enjoy them to the full, along with tips on compact crops to sow now

Hassle-free harvests

September is when our focus shifts to harvest time and there's plenty to enjoy now and store for winter, even if you're not a natural pickle-maker, says Jack Wallington

Dividing your plants

Split big clumps into vigorous new plants with Nick Bailey's essential guide

YOUR PRUNING MONTH

Keep summer-fruiting raspberries productive and healthy with Frances Tophill's guide

Top Ten Phlox

In a kaleidoscope of colours, many with a fantastic fragrance, phlox are a must-have for borders and rock gardens

Rose care in late summer

There is still time to get more flowers

Pretty polyanthus

August is the time to sow seeds of polyanthus to give you masses of colourful blooms in 20 months' time, says James Cobbold, as he reveals his top tips

Spike your interest with Éryngiums

Loved for their sculptural shapes and cool colour palette, sea hollies will give gardens a border boost from late summer into autumn

Miracle-Gro peat-free vs peat

'Trial by tomato' to pit Erin peat compost against peat-free

Agapanthus under attack

A gall midge is spreading across the country ruining our agapanthus. Toby explains how to thwart it

Prepare for winter harvests

Now's the time to start planning for winter, says Bob, as he explains what will survive the colder months

All our gardens are valid

Monty and Alan must move with the times

Hornets and wasps

Val looks at two insects that are important pollinators

Nature's way

Graham Rice asks why force climbers up obelisks and poles when they can grow naturally and more spectacularly in shrubs?