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Milk of human kindness

There’s a miracle drink in Toby’s fridge that’s helping keep the mildew off his precious blooms. We’ll drink to that!

Making a B-Line

Val explains how we can help provide ‘insect pathways’

Go crazy for Daisies

With so many colours and shapes, and options to suit most garden situations, it’s little wonder few can resist the simple charms of these fabulous flowers, says Graham Rice

How To Keep Colour In A Border

Christopher Lloyd explains how he groups plants in his border for long-lasting colour

Better Apples And Pears

Want to grow the best-quality, large-fruited apples and pears? The secret’s in thinning out now, as Bob explains

To set the garden a-flutter, Plant for butterflies

They’re good for our plants and our wellbeing – treat these gorgeous garden visitors to nectar-rich flowers and then see how many you can spot, says Hazel Sillver

What to plant now for a Late-summer spectacular

As midsummer stars fade, keep up the momentum by filling border gaps (and containers) with flowers for colour and interest in August and beyond, says Tamsin Hope Thomson

Year of the Rudbeckia

We should all celebrate this striking plant, says Peter

Seeds of doubt

Ever had seeds meet with an untimely soggy fate? As Toby learns with his new salsify seeds, it all comes out in the wash

Keeping the colour coming

Ruth’s tips and plantings for year-round garden interest

Nature abhors a vacuum

The wasps have moved in to build a nest in Val’s garden

Best summer harvests

Start the harvest season as you mean to go on! Bob looks at how to best coordinate your efforts so nothing goes to waste

Keeping plants secure

Tim Rumball looks at plant ties and the best ways to use them

How do I protect broad beans?

How do I protect broad beans?

Added impact with Tall perennials

If you want statement plants that will provide a dramatic focal point, it pays to think big – even if you have a small garden, as Graham Rice reveals…

Tomato talk

Stephanie Hafferty is tending to her tomatoes, with tips on preventing the risk of blight, growing new plants from pinched-out side shoots, and preserving her produce. She also shares a couple of mouthwatering recipes

Meet The Young Grower

This month we visit Ben Thornton, better known as YouTuber The Young Grower. Despite health problems, Ben tends to plots in South Devon and at 25 is among a new generation of young gardeners taking up the trowel

Go Cordon

If you want to grow pome fruit (apples and pears and quince principally) but need to make the best use of limited space, cordons are the answer

Captivating calendula

With its vibrant colours and shades, its edible flowers, its merits as a pest repellent and its medicinal properties, what's not to love about the cheerful calendula? Annabelle padwick discovers more

TWO TO TRY

If you’re looking to trim the hedges in your garden or around your veg patch, here are two different products Tony Flanagan has been putting to the test

Radishes to relish

The summer radish is firmly imprinted on our minds, says Rob Smith, but don’t neglect its winter cousin – milder, bigger and more varied than you might expect

TOUGH BUT TENDER

Hardy lettuce offer the prospect of delicious and healthy pickings in the depths of winters and now is the time to get sowing, says KG editor Steve Ott

HERB OF THE MONTH...Chervil

Chervil is a useful herb with fine, feathery leaves and subtle flavors, much loved by chefs. There is still plenty of time to sow some on your plot, says KG editor Steve Ott

PICK A PECK OF PERFECT PEPPERS

Whether you’re growing sweet peppers for the first time or are a seasoned devotee, avid grower Tony Flanagan has some top tips for you

Happiness is… an allotment

Shannon Keary from Devon loves allotmenteering so much she has upgraded from a small plot to a larger 10x18m allotment and is in the process of expanding the range of things she is growing, including cut flowers, a bigger picnic area, a mud kitchen and a wildlife area

Sow much more

There is lots you can do to guarantee more yields later – and make the most of space now, as Bob explains

Greenhouse shading ideas

Tim Rumball suggests ways to avoid your greenhouse overheating

Old bulbs out, new bulbs in

Ruth plants autumn color and tends to faded spring bulbs

Planting autumn colour

Better late than never – and just think of future years!

Drought and shade

There are solutions for all weather challenges, says Peter