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CHOW TO BEAT POTATO BLIGHT

Anton Rosenfeld from Garden Organic shares toolkit for tackling blight his troubleshooting

The town dweller's guide to Cottage gardens

A cottage garden without the cottage? Why not, says Martyn Cox, especially as many of the plants and techniques will work just as well in an urban setting

COMBAT APHIDS NATURALLY

This month garden writer and blogger Emily Cupit turns her attention to that sap-sucking menace, the aphid, and offers some eco-friendly ways to control them

TO PINCH OR NOT To PINCH?

Sometimes plants benefit from having their growing tips removed, as Becky Searle explains

Botanical bumbershoots

For a natural high, every garden should feature living parasols, says Toby, as he praises the humble umbel

Planting out seedlings

They’re hardened off, ready to go and grow

Managing molluscs

This is an exciting time for crops, and for rampaging slugs and snails. Bob shows you how to keep things in check

It's all go in the greenhouse

Undercover growing is going at full tilt now

Ups and downs

Erratic weather has its good and bad points

Everlasting Dahlias

Graham Rice reveals his selection of pompon dahlias, plus small and miniature ball and cactus dahlias, that easily fit in with other flowers and are particularly long flowering

Bringing you the sunshine

Colourful sunflowers provide cheery height

Cut back for more flowers

The Chelsea chop will help some perennials

Be inspired and Plant a winner!

Chelsea’s Plant of the Year competition recognises reliability as well as innovation, and provides some of the best options for our gardens

How to deal with diseases

Nip them in the bud before they spread

Top Ten Lilacs

In recent years, traditional lilacs have been joined by many new varieties and there are so many good ones,

Plant mutations

Steve and Val Bradley explain how many of the varieties we regard as ‘normal’, particularly variegated plants, actually started as a mutation or sport

'Tis the season for containers

Celebrate baskets of colour and patio pots

High and mighty

Selecting climbers for your garden might feel like a tall order sometimes, but it’s well within your reach

Hardy annuals, biennials and veg

Alan Toogood explains how to raise hardy annuals from seed sown in spring or autumn, hardy biennials that take two years to grow to mature, and easily grown vegetables

Ask JOHN NEGUS

John will reply personally to all your gardening questions

What to plant for Instant May colour

Flowers can be few and far between this month – but they do not have to be. Sally Jenner reveals the plants you need to glam up your garden right now

You are wise to sow Clary

A member of the sage clan with many benefits

Get set for courgettes

Sow courgette and squash seeds now to enjoy bountiful harvests throughout the summer, says Sue Bradley, as she reveals varieties ideal for all garden situations

Back to nature

Val Garden organically and let nature help you

Ask ANNE SWITHINBANK

Masterclass on: repotting container shrubs

Perennials with staying power

Discover the best perennials to plant now for interest and impact throughout the summer months so you can enjoy a long season, says Tamsin Hope Thomson

Hardy geraniums

Easy and dependable, hardy geraniums provide us with months of flowers and effective groundcover, says Graham Rice

Easy-to-grow courgettes

‘Black Beauty’ is a must for beds and growbags, says Ruth

Golden brown

Val explains how a ‘brownfield rainforest’ is helping bees Golden brown

Get wise with watering

Get wise with watering Work with the climate to help your garden, says Ruth