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Just desserts
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Just desserts

Look after your rhubarb and you'll be rewarded with lots of luscious stalks for plenty of summer puds, says Toby

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2 mins  |
April 30, 2022
Care of wild and tamed lawns
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Care of wild and tamed lawns

Ruth looks at our swards at the end of No Mow May

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2 mins  |
May 28, 2022
Focus on... Sweetcorn
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Focus on... Sweetcorn

If you get the spacings and the timings right, you too can be enjoying delicious sweetcorn harvests. Lucy Chamberlain explains how to find your sweet spot

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6 mins  |
May 28, 2022
How to get months of colour
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How to get months of colour

Ruth's top tips for prolonging that sense of summer

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2 mins  |
May 28, 2022
Heaps of Colour
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Heaps of Colour

Hydrangeas offer great structure, huge blooms and late-season colour in semi-shade. Hazel Sillver explains how to grow them and looks at 16 of the best types

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6 mins  |
May 28, 2022
Feeding time
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Feeding time

Val looks at plants that provide food for caterpillars

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3 mins  |
May 28, 2022
A tale of two tomatoes
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A tale of two tomatoes

Ruth shows how to resurrect leggy seedlings

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2 mins  |
May 28, 2022
Quick-growing annuals to sow now
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Quick-growing annuals to sow now

There is still time in late spring to sow quick-growing hardy and half-hardy annuals straight to the soil, says Anne Swithinbank, as she describes the best ones to grow

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7 mins  |
May 07, 2022
Keeping it sweet
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Keeping it sweet

Bob explains why now is the best time to sow sweetcorn

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2 mins  |
May 07, 2022
Create a wildlife patch
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Create a wildlife patch

Give a little space to nature’s heroes, says Ruth

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2 mins  |
May 07, 2022
Autumn daisies
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Autumn daisies

Sneezeweeds are tough perennials, and now is the time to plant them to attract wildlife and fill borders with warm, fiery colour in late summer and autumn, says Hazel Sillver

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8 mins  |
May 07, 2022
Say hello to hostas
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Say hello to hostas

After disappointments, Ruth gives hostas another chance

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2 mins  |
May 07, 2022
Bring me sunshine!
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Bring me sunshine!

Sow the taste of citrus with cosmos ‘Polidor’, says Ruth

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2 mins  |
May 07, 2022
Growing citrus plants
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Growing citrus plants

Whether you grow luscious lemons or ornate oranges, Steve and Val Bradley explain how to keep your potted citrus plants in tip-top condition throughout the year

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3 mins  |
May 07, 2022
Sparring partners
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Sparring partners

Val looks at the pros and cons of gardening partnerships

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3 mins  |
May 07, 2022
Start thinking about cuttings
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Start thinking about cuttings

Propagation is so easy and satisfying, says Ruth

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4 mins  |
May 07, 2022
This week... lilacs
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This week... lilacs

With their beautiful scented flowers, lilacs are an easy-to-grow garden classic

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5 mins  |
May 07, 2022
Luscious lilies
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Luscious lilies

Beautiful and hardy, lilies are flowers of mystery and legend. Camilla Phelps explains how you're spoilt for choice when it comes to finding the right lily for your garden

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7 mins  |
April 30, 2022
AG's peat-free compost test: Part 3
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AG's peat-free compost test: Part 3

Overall growth is more even and plants are bushing out after a patchy start

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2 mins  |
April 30, 2022
It's a kind of magic
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It's a kind of magic

Bob reveals a few plant ‘tricks' to impress children

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2 mins  |
April 30, 2022
Focus on... Summer lettuce
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Focus on... Summer lettuce

Lettuces are the foundation of summer salads — and, with careful sowing, spring, autumn and winter salads, too! Lucy explains how to boost your salad self-sufficiency

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7 mins  |
April 30, 2022
The garden's dark star
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The garden's dark star

'Velvet Queen' is a statuesque beauty

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2 mins  |
April 30, 2022
Dragon tree dilemma
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Dragon tree dilemma

Anne Swithinbank's masterclass on: Pruning Pruning a dracaena

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3 mins  |
April 30, 2022
Dropping peat is not the answer
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Dropping peat is not the answer

Use peat until a good alternative is found, says Bunny Guinness

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3 mins  |
April 30, 2022
Magnolias for every garden
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Magnolias for every garden

Christopher Lloyd explains why every garden should have a magnolia

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6 mins  |
April 30, 2022
On the decline
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On the decline

Val is shocked to discover that gipsy rose is on the red list

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3 mins  |
April 30, 2022
Towers of colour
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Towers of colour

Sow or plant mulleins in spring for glorious spires of summer flowers that add vertical accents to the border and provide nectar for bees

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7 mins  |
April 30, 2022
This week... lupins
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This week... lupins

If you want height and colour in your garden, grow lupins

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5 mins  |
April 30, 2022
What to do with sweet peas
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What to do with sweet peas

Sow more and care for seedlings

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2 mins  |
April 30, 2022
A pot for every season
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A pot for every season

Refresh and plant anew to fill the 'colour gap.

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4 mins  |
April 30, 2022