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Optimising Baskets And Pots
Good planting will ensure healthy plants and lots of colour
Containers For Autumn
Have fun adding potted zing to the garden, says Ruth
The belles of the borders
You’d be bats not to love these blue gems, says Ruth
Live by the sward!
If you want your grass to be a uniform green colour, without brown patches, sow clover, says Bob
PeeGee hydrangeas
Want something more elegant than the traditional mophead hydrangea? Why not try a PeeGee, says Graham Rice, as he explains the benefits of these spectacular plants
So berry delicious!
Ruth tidies up soft fruit plants already harvested this year
Partial border renewal
Peter shows how to replant a selected section of bed
Butterfly Watch: Dark green fritillary
A copper beauty that haunts our grasslands, says Ruth
Why Bugs Matter
Val explains how you can collect information via an app to help save the small things that run the planet
Late Summer Shrub Care
Tend to woody herbs, roses and potted plants, says Ruth
Slugging it out!
Bountiful rain has brought a bounty of slugs, says Peter
Summertime cuttings
A simple, seasonal way of making new plants, says Ruth
Post-holiday priorities
Ruth gets her garden back in shape after a break to new growth
Hive of activity
A ball of honey bees is removed from Val’s buddleia
Luck of the Iris!
With their sword-shaped leaves and regal flowers, bearded irises are stately plants that flower in May and June – and now is the time to plant them, says Hazel Sillver
Butterfly Watch: Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
We look at a pugnacious small insect that holds its ground
Catch up in the garden
A tour of your beds can keep you busy all day, says Ruth
A beautiful pop of colour
Sow Iceland poppies for home and garden, says Ruth
Houseplants inside And out
Why not give them a holiday in the garden, says Ruth
OUR PLOTTEER OF THE MONTH
Last year we officially launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would feature in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature another of our talented winners
THE PILGRIM PLOTTERS
Martin Fish visits Boston in Lincolnshire, with its historic links to the Pilgrim Fathers, and finds a thriving community of growers with a concern for health and well-being at its core
TIME TO GET HERB SAVVY!
Why spend money on dried herbs when you can dry your own? Julie Moore shows you how
Rooting for liquorice
With its distinctive flavour, liquorice is one of those tastes you either love or hate. It comes from the root of a Middle Eastern herb called Glycyrrhiza glabra and Emma Rawlings explains how to grow it
A TASTE OF EASTERN PROMISE
The summer might be coming to an end, says Rob Smith, but there’s still time for some sowing, including a range of oriental veg
FRENCH PERFECTION!
Harvesting beans of all sorts is one of the joys of summer, but none are easier to grow, faster to crop or more abundant than French beans – so says KG editor Steve Ott
BAGGED AND BOTTLED
For Stephanie Hafferty September is about preserving the harvest for winter use but also encouraging biodiversity in the garden
A PINK WHEELBARROW and a passion for gardening
During lockdown M T O’Donnell put her time to very good use, writing blogs, setting up a bi-monthly digital magazine and making videos, as well as creating a full and productive garden
Easy pothos propagation
Easy pothos propagation
Summer pond management
Cut back plants and keep the water topped up
Rigorous standards
Nemesia trials have really proved their worth