Garden Answers

Garden Answers is a vibrant and inspiring gardening magazine filled with ingenious design ideas and exciting plant combinations guaranteed to make your garden beautiful.

Meet the Contributors • “This month in the garden I’ll be…”

Welcome

Celebrate Dazzling display of delphiniums • The blues and purples of the delphiniums seem to burst out of the borders here, surrounded by pinks and silvers that add a softer touch to the rich plantscape

Be inspired by… • Plants, books, events & buys for the month

Alfresco dining • Enjoy relaxed suppers surrounded by the fruits of your labour

Book of the month

SUCCULENT SOCIETY CHAIR QUITS

EVERY GARDEN MATTERS

Wish list • These dreaming spires will add height and impact to your borders for that romantic English cottage garden look

COMPETITION

Gardening in a CHANGING CLIMATE • In order to garden successfully in extremes, we must change how we garden, says Sue Fisher

CLIMBERS, Ramblers & SCRAMBLERS • Val Bourne looks at the perfect climbers for every garden aspect

Adaptable AGAPANTHUS • Sun-loving African lilies look superb in sunny borders, formal pots and even natural plantings says Sue Fisher

WHAT TO DO THIS Month July • Summer is in full bloom! Care for your plants as the season requires and they will reward you with glorious colour and growth, while avoiding gluts and gaps

USE SUN-LOVING SUCCULENTS • Create a container packed with sensational succulents for a sun-baked corner

It’s time to make SUCCESSIONAL SOWINGS • Keep sowing little and often to keep borders and veg plots productive, avoiding summer gluts and gaps

Create a dreamy MODERN MEADOW • Mingle pastel-coloured perennials and grasses for a painterly, pollinator-friendly border design. Helen Billiald explains more

Here be DRAGONS • Adrian Thomas dons his armour to go hunting some of our most charismatic garden insects – dragonflies and damselflies

Species to look out for in GARDEN PONDS

Creating habitats for DRAGONS & DAMSELS

TREASURES LOST & FOUND • A plot transformed into a stunning coastal paradise full of surprises

SUCCULENTS BY THE SEASIDE • This multi-layered garden is packed with vibrant perennials and big-leaved tropical plants that frame breathtaking views of the South Downs

Packed full of garden star power • The fabulous gardens at Glyndebourne Opera House are packed with magic and mystery

MAKE YOUR GARDEN Beautiful 6 months for £30

Welcome to my lovely plot • The glory days of summer are finally here and I plan to enjoy every single moment of the season!

Grow ‘Charlotte’ potatoes • Growing potatoes in an old compost bag is an excellent way to maximise space for vegetable crops

Ask the Experts • Our experts will help you get the best from your

Q&A • How do I propagate Clematis montana? Can I prune a magnolia? Read on…

Garden RESCUE • Foliage plants and hot-border flowers will bring this tropical border to life, says Ian Hodgson

WATER FEATURES with the wow factor • Geoff Hodge whets your appetite by adding a splash of interest to your garden with a striking water feature

ON THE MARKET

Over to you!

Floral favourites • Here’s some of your top pink and purple garden performers… thanks for sharing!

Prize photo

Garden Answers

AWESOME ACER • Rarely available Acer palmatum ‘Taylor’ is a salmon-pink delight

FREE* WINTER PANSY MIX • Get your hands on 24 pansy plants worth £23.97 for free – *just pay postage

Win these garden goodies • Enter this month’s crossword for a chance to...