Drought-tolerant plants

With the effects of global warming and growing concerns about water conservation, plants that need less water are becoming more popular

Dividing bearded irises

Splitting clumps keeps them productive

How To Fill The Colour Gap

It’s easy to keep things interesting all summer, says Ruth

Night moves

While fellow gardeners dream of future glories, Toby spends the wee small hours revelling in the night life

Pruning practicalities

Make the most of your fruit trees (and the fruit that they produce) with some sensible summer pruning, says Bob

Time to take root

You need to propagate to maintain quality, says Peter

Slugging it out

Val considers the slug hierarchy in her garden

Fabulous fuchsias

Providing shrubby colour to take you through autumn, hardy fuchsias can be used in borders and pots – and make great informal hedges, too, as Camilla Phelps explains

How do I fix phlox?

GARDENING TIPS

Miscellaneous matters

Interesting snippets found in Amateur Gardening throughout the past 135 years

Autumn daisies

Asters, or Michaelmas daisies, are cottage-garden favourites, and provide colourful autumn blooms that will lure a variety of wildlife to your garden, says Hazel Sillver

Easy Joys Of Autumn Bulbs

Reliable performers for late-year colour

Tackling summer problems

Pests and diseases are an on-going battle for us all

Popular pincushions

Val looks at why pollinators love scabious flowers

Wildflower meadow success

Plan ahead for a glorious wildflower meadow

Sow some jolly hollyhocks

Ruth loves these stately cottage garden stalwarts

Our rockery is a hard place!

Ruth gives tips for a happy rock garden and sorts her own

The wonder of coneflowers

Originally from the prairies of North America, these glamorous nectar-rich plants have won the hearts of many in the UK

Know your blight

Blight can be a big worry for gardeners, but don’t jump to conclusions if your spuds show symptoms

Here's something new

Latest Japanese releases show promise

How to divide a clivia

Clivias are gorgeous indoor plants with great foliage and beautiful flowers, but how do you propagate them? Steve and Val Bradley explain the best technique

How To Buy At Flower Shows

In the week that sees the opening of the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival, Graham Rice offers sage advice on how and what to buy at flower shows

Is It Too Late For Biennials?

Q While leafing through an old magazine, I saw some pictures of a plant called Lunaria annua ‘Corfu Blue’. I love the colour, and would love to grow it. If I can track down some seed, is it too late to sow it? Rebecca Hyde, Horsham, West Sussex

Cleansing Power Of Plants!

AG readers asked to join ‘metal mining’ seed trials

Five-Star Plant Selection

Percy Thrower concludes his series with the best rock plants

Season of fire

The future’s orange, says Hazel Sillver, as she explains how to fill your garden with orange flowers, berries and foliage to bring autumn to life when the skies are grey

Get the best from dahlias

These stunners are always welcome in Ruth’s garden

Five-star plant selection

Percy Thrower looks at the best rock plants for the garden

Amazing acers

With their breathtaking colours, Japanese maples provide wonderful colour in spring, summer and, of course, autumn. And now’s the time to plant them, says Hazel Sillver

Carry on regardless

Gardeners must adapt to unpredictable weather, says Val