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Pots for summer impact

In the first of a new series, Arit Anderson inspires us to be creative with simple containers oozing summer flair. This month, a combination of plants perfect for pollinators and wildlife

The great garden getaway

Enjoy your best-ever summer in the garden, with an array of outdoor-elevating inspiration for eating, relaxing, celebrating, and making the most of your garden this season. Planning your perfect retreat starts here

Where do I start? Pruning

For beginner gardeners, getting to grips with the fundamentals can seem daunting. But in this 12-part exclusive series, Alan Titchmarsh is sharing his wisdom to help you master the skills that really matter. This month, find out why pruning is beneficial to trees and shrubs, why you need a plan before starting a job, and when it's best to leave a plant alone. Follow Alan's tips, pick up your secateurs with confidence and take the fear out of pruning for good.

Versatile hardy geraniums

Camilla Phelps explains why no garden should be without hardy geraniums and offers her selection of the best of this underrated genus that's tough and easy to grow

Let's get with the beet!

'Moulin Rouge' beetroot is a versatile variety, says Ruth

Running to catch up

You've still got time to sow runner and climbing French beans, says Bob. Follow these tips to runaway success

This week...Hostas

With their lush foliage hostas are ideal ground-cover plants, particularly for shady areas

Care of wild and tamed lawns

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

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

How to get months of colour

Ruth's top tips for prolonging that sense of summer

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

Feeding time

Val looks at plants that provide food for caterpillars

Just desserts

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

A tale of two tomatoes

Ruth shows how to resurrect leggy seedlings

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

Keeping it sweet

Bob explains why now is the best time to sow sweetcorn

Create a wildlife patch

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

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

Say hello to hostas

After disappointments, Ruth gives hostas another chance

Bring me sunshine!

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

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

Sparring partners

Val looks at the pros and cons of gardening partnerships

Start thinking about cuttings

Propagation is so easy and satisfying, says Ruth

This week... lilacs

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

STRAWBERRY GROWING IN POTS AND TROUGHS

Fruit-growing expert David Patch offers some top advice on growing strawberries in containers

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Last year we officially launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine in 2022. Here we feature our latest talented winners

LEARNING AS THEY GROW

Gardening can give so much to children. Wellbeing expert Annabelle Padwick offers advice to those thinking of setting up a school garden or allotment

PATCHES OF HEAVEN

Garden designer, author and TV presenter Joe Swift talks to On the Grapevine podcast presenter Daniel Heighes about all things gardening, including his new set of guidebooks

EXTENDING THE SEASON WITH CARROTS

Fresh and crunchy, pulled straight from the soil or compost, carrots can be a culinary delight for much of the year, says Fresh and crunchy, pulled straight from the soil or compost, carrots can be a culinary delight for much of the year, says Martin Fish

BRING ON THE garden super troopers

Avoid pesticides by attracting natural helpers to your garden, says Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic