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Gales wreak havoc in the garden
HOW DO VARIOUS COMPOSTS RATE WITH SUSTAINABILITY?
PEAT-FREE PUSH LAUNCHES • Industry rolls out initiatives to better inform the public on peat use in growing media, reports Ian Hodgson
The £1,850 snowdrop that triggered tears!
Britain in Bloom returns
NEW FOR THE GARDEN
STORMS WREAK HAVOC • Successive gales have felled millions of trees across the UK, reports Ian Hodgson
Get Planting! • Plants to get in the ground right away...
Easy steps to growing
The natural GARDENER • Green up your front garden
SMALL WAYS TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
Your garden GEMS! • Top gardening tips from our readers
TOP TIP!
WIN!
Garden OF THE WEEK
Abuzz with life • This Rutland garden is always filled with plenty of sound and movement
Four of Sarah’s favourite plants
Top tips
SUMMER BULBS FOR THE BIGGEST WOW! • Invest in high drama plants that require little work!
A shocker for shade!
Snazzy gladioli collection
Get to know your soil pH • Understand the conditions in your garden to grow the best plants
Living roof
Fun ways with STATEMENT SUCCULENTS
Pallet planter
TOP TIPS TO GREAT SUCCULENTS
Handsome hellebores
Brilliant blue BEAUTIES • You can never have too many bulbs for colourful blooms in a range of tones
My gardening DIARY
Over the FENCE
REPOT ORCHIDS • Keep them growing and healthy with just a little care now
Meet the team • Every week our team of experts guide you through what can be done in the garden now.
STEP BY STEP
STEP BY STEP
GROW ALPINES • They’re perfect to plant in raised beds or troughs
THE LILY LOWDOWN! • Whether you want scent, size or colour – or all of it – there’s a form perfect for your plot
How to use them in pots
STEP BY STEP
PRUNE AUTUMN RASPBERRIES • A chop now is essential to make way for new fruiting growth
CHITTING POTATOES FOR THE SHOWS • I’ve narrowed down my potato selection to three varieties
A NEW FRUIT TO TRY!
Don’t be fooled by early spring! • Jack Frost is still about but we can make a start with some sowings
Warming creamy pumpkin soup
KEEP ON TOP OF THE COSTS • Stay on budget by doing the right work at the right time and being plant savvy!
SPRING IS ON ITS WAY! • But first an exciting delivery means we’re all stocked up on useful mushroom compost
Top trick to get great parsnips
Give dahlias a great start • Get them going into growth now to prepare for the season ahead
Dave Gillam
FOUR MORE WAYS TO GARDEN WITHOUT CHEMICALS
THE PROBLEM SOLVER
Quick QUESTIONS
Pick of the POST
A brighter future for Scottish allotments
Best of this weeks social media posts
Get in touch! #GNREALGARDENS
Stunning salvia collection
Vibrant acers for year-round beauty
Save £5 on these colourful climbers
The Stem branches out! • Horticultural things that have caught our eye this week...
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