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.

Welcome

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

Celebrate LATE SUMMER MAGIC • Pinks, purples, yellows and blues burst forth in a last hurrah for summer

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

Apple season • Gifts inspired by the ripe, juicy and bountiful English fruit shaken from the trees in September

NEWS

Wish list • It’s International Orchid Day on September 7 so let’s celebrate with fabulous indoor and outdoor varieties.

Get your garden blooming with Seedball’s wildflower tubes

Zest & zing • The following plants all share their names with citrus fruits. Can you name them? Answers on page 12.

What’s on…

THE HAPPY GARDENERS

30-minute makes • During late summer and autumn, use your extra apples as an attractive seasonal wreath for decoration or for the birds to feast on.

BRING ME SUNSHINE

Book of the month

EMBRACE THE WARM GLOW OF yellow • Louise Curley demonstrates how to make the golden hue work in any garden

Late flowers for HUNGRY BEES • The days may be getting shorter and cooler, but there are still plenty of bees in the garden. Val Bourne advises how to keep the food flowing

Scrambling, scented STAR JASMINE • Climbing evergreen trachelospermum with perfumed flowers and glossy leaves is a delight for every garden, says Sue Fisher

September • Plant drifts of bulbs, sow hardy annuals, neaten up borders, order trees and shrubs – there’s plenty to keep on top of this month

PLANT NATURAL BULB DRIFTS • Add a splash of colour to lawns and wildflower areas with a scattering of bulbs

7 clever ways to keep BORDERS BLOOMING • By late summer, many garden plants are starting to run out of steam. Here’s how to keep the show on the road

Create a dramatic SEASONAL FINALE • Sultry foliage is the perfect complement to fiery late-summer stunners

THE HEAT IS ON • Adrian Thomas explains how the climate is changing our gardens, for wildlife and for us

Pretty pick ‘n’ mix • Marina Jordan-Rugg discovers deep borders and perennials that form a living rainbow of colours at this vibrant plot

Colourful treasures • Beautiful bright blooms thrive in this plant-packed oasis, including more than 200 clematis, writes Geoff Hodge

A paradise between a lough and the sea • Considered one of the world’s most beautiful gardens, award-winning Mount Stewart is the most-visited National Trust garden in Northern Ireland

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Welcome to my plot lovely • For me, it’s the beginning of the gardening year and the allotment has never been busier

GROW ‘SERGE’ PEA SHOOTS • Hanging baskets can be planted with a lot more than just flowers. Pea shoots are a perfect early autumn crop for a quick harvest

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

Q&A • What created holes in canna leaves? Can you solve tomato woes? Read on…

Garden RESCUE • Create a sunny hot border with colour-themed flowers and foliage. Ian Hodgson shows you how

Waste not, want not… LET’S BREAK IT DOWN! • Geoff Hodge outlines what to look for when buying a compost bin

Over to you!

Wonderful wildlife • Here’s this month’s round-up of your top garden visitors… thanks for sharing!

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Garden Answers

Complete Spring Flowering Bulb Collection • Enjoy months of dazzling colour –...