Amateur Gardening

Since 1884 Amateur Gardening has been the gardening ‘Bible’ for serious gardeners from all walks of life. With unrivalled levels of practical content written by seasoned experts, it remains the only media brand to win a coveted gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. We are passionate about all things horticultural and are dedicated to producing informative content that gives accurate and helpful advice. Amateur Gardening is a trusted fortnightly companion, offering guidance and advice for all green-fingered projects.

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Amateur Gardening

Garden charity launches month of great outdoors wellbeing • Thrive calendar is packed with inspiration for outdoor goodness

Edinburgh’s Royal Physic Garden celebrates community spirit • Scottish garden is a thriving hub of togetherness and learning

Why pots and baskets are more than just a pretty face • Reusing potting compost can help improve and protect your soil

Cut back fruited canes after harvest • Remove old growth from raspberries and hybrid fruits

Cutting back the wildflower patch • A late summer trim will keep plants productive

Getting ahead with cool-season edibles, taming a cherry tree and how to grow and store the best beetroots • Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks

The best perennials to brighten small spaces • Nick Hamilton shares his pick of the pretty plants with added value

3 easy ways to be an organic-thinking gardener • Editor and resilient-gardening expert Kim Stoddart shares natural methods to help you create a garden that is truly alive and full of hope and joy

Bird of the month - the swallow • The sight of these sensational aerodynamic birds in flight brings much joy. Here’s how to help these summertime visitors

Natural gardening leads the way • Amateur Gardening is proud to encourage its readers to work with nature. Sue Bradley discovers how increasing numbers of people are embracing organic methods of gardening

How to grow an array of heavenly hostas • Mike Palmer shares his passion for these leafy lovelies and explains how to get the very best from plants

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Growing chervil, taking rosemary and lavender cuttings, and the edible potential of the common weed, fat hen • Anne reveals rewarding ways to maximise the edible potential of the garden in August

10 plants that work hard, so you don’t have to • Liz Zorab picks her favourite self-seeding and spreading plants for easier gardening

Hollyhock happiness • Giant or compact, all gardens need these heavenly heroes says Rosie Irving

Your GARDENING TEA BREAK • Gardening’s king of trivia and brain-teasers, Graham Clarke

Crossword… just for fun!

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How to make a hibernaculum • Garden Organic’s head gardener Emma O’Neill explains how to make a refuge for reptiles and amphibians this summer

2 creative ideas for displaying short-stemmed dahlias • Break the rules and try something new, says dahlia devotee Kim O’Brien

Courgette lemon drizzle cake with lemon verbena • Stephanie Hafferty explains how to make a sunny bake that’s packed with summer goodness

A brilliant way to bridge the colour gap • Rudbeckia will flower from summer through to the autumn

Ask JOHN NEGUS • John is a gardening legend and here to answer your lovely questions

Your LETTERS TO KIM • Your lovely letters, emails and social media posts continue to flow in beautifully. Every message, poem, idea and comment matters. Please keep them coming. We will send out a thank you gift for every item published in the magazine as soon as we can, so do please send your address and...