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Keep harvests for longer

Clever bagging and boxing can help you hang on to your harvests for months, as Bob explains his best-kept secrets

Picking fruit at the top of the tree

Tim Rumball explains how to make sure you retrieve your fruit crop successfully

Take cuttings successfully

Following a few easy ‘rules’ will give you the best results

Add a touch of the exotic with South African plants

The Rainbow Nation is home to a diverse selection of plants, many of which – given the right care – will be surprisingly at home in UK gardens, says Louise Curley

For non-stop daisies, choose Argyranthemums

Single or double in white, pink, yellow, red and more, if you want gap-filling blooms from summer into autumn, you’d better make it marguerites, says Graham Rice

A flying visit

There’s an unexpected visitor for Val during lockdown

How To Repot A Prickly Cactus

Anne Swithinbank’s masterclass on: potting on a cactus

Keeping Your Roses Happy

Ruth makes sure her plants stay healthy into autumn

PEAS with PIZZAZZ

The tradition of growing flowers on the allotment is a great one and there is none lovelier and more useful than sweet peas. KG editor Steve Ott offers tips for success

Chicory Hot Tips

Chicory and its more colourful cousin radicchio may not be at the top of everyone’s list of ‘must grows’, but their distinctive bitter taste is a welcome contrast to bland lettuce, says KG’s Steve Ott

IN THE GREENHOUSE

IN THE GREENHOUSE

CLAIRE'S LABOUR OF LOVE

You might be thinking it's a bit early to talk about Christmas - not so, says Rob Smith. Get your potatoes planted right now for a Christmas Day harvest

All I Want For Christmas...

You might be thinking it's a bit early to talk about Christmas - not so, says Rob Smith. Get your potatoes planted right now for a Christmas Day harvest

Reignite late-summer borders with Smouldering colours

Choose trans-seasonal flowers and foliage in berry and jewel tones, and they won’t lose their sparkle as the season morphs into autumn, as Louise Curley explains

Large-flowered roses

Arthur Hellyer, MBE, VMH, describes his choice of the finest large-flowered (hybrid tea) varieties available

Perfume a patio with Night-scented flowers

As evening falls, add another dimension to a seating area courtesy of moth-pleasing flowers that fragrance the air. Graham Rice selects the balmiest of bedtime blooms

Lacy and lovely PeeGee hydrangeas

For fabulous flowers without the faff, these paniculatas are ideal. Ideal for any size of garden, it's little wonder they are more popular than ever, says Graham Rice

What ails my oleander?

Anne Swithinbank’s masterclass on: underperforming oleander

Pond pondering

Something green and ghastly has taken hold of a friend’s pond – and Toby has been called in to help grapple with it

Fresh fruit all winter

Winter, we hear you cry! It’s nearer than you think, says Bob, so make sure you have fresh fruit to see you through it…

Don't get bamboozled!

Getting rid of invasive bamboo is a big job, says Peter

Chatterbox queens

Val explains how honeybee queens ‘toot’ and ‘quack’

A Berry Easy Way To Propagate

Ruth uses strawberry runners to make some new plants

Drought Proof Your Garden

We never quite know whether summer will be ‘scorchio’ but it pays to plan ahead for a flourishing garden and save water

Garden Guide

THe rewilding trend could mean that patch of lawn you’ve mown all summer is about to bloom

Take summer herb cuttings

Ruth makes more flavoursome plants for the kitchen

Transform your plot with Golden plants

It’s not just large trees that supply a 24-carat hit of burnished colour from summer into autumn. Anne Swithinbank looks at the golden wonders that can brighten your garden

When plants could cure, kill... or shock

Old folklore judged some plants medically beneficial because of their appearance, but the consequences could be dire, explains Ian Morton

Plan future strawbs

You might still be eating this year’s harvests, but if you prep now you’ll get the best start on next year’s fruits, says Bob

Seize the day with Heavenly hemerocallis

They blaze brightly, providing a steady stream of colourful – often fragrant – summer flowers. That’s why you should always make room for daylilies, says Hazel Sillver