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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‘Bee buffets’ are helping city insects to thrive • Networks of pollinator-friendly routes are boosting resilience

Fundraising talk for historic Devon garden

‘False autumn’ can help trees survive drought • Kew researchers think diversity will boost resilience

Endangered mice helped by Devon teenagers

Looking after roses • Our top tips for helping roses stay healthy for next year

Protecting fruit trees through winter • Natural predators and sticky bands help keep them safe

Saving tomato and chilli seeds • Storing them up for next year’s harvest

Unusual berries, boosting soil health, saving strawberry runners and sharing seeds • Lucy suggests some great autumn jobs for the weeks ahead

Great shrubs for pretty pots • Nick Hamilton explains how to seek out compact varieties for stunning containerised displays

15 wellbeing gardening ideas • Editor and resilient-gardening expert Kim Stoddart rustles up some excuses for creative gardening play

27 upbeat gardening ideas for the colder months ahead • Sue Bradley rustles up some enticing ways to enable you to enjoy, and benefit from, your garden over the months ahead

Some upbeat project ideas • Step outside – a handful of ways to celebrate winter days for free

Three mood-enhancing additions to the garden

Make a winter hanging basket or container

5 bulbs to bury for a colourful spring

Five reasons to go bare

5 fabulous winter fragrances to entice us outside

Three pieces of winter kit for the garden from Crocus

How to grow wildflowers • Alexandra Campbell provides a comprehensive growing guide to these easy, colourful and wildlife-friendly wonders

Versatile crab apples, growing ‘posh’ grapes and caring for windowsill chillis • Anne explains how to look after crops as the autumn progresses

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7 of the most sensational salvias • Mike Palmer has some sage words about growing and propagating these long-lasting stunners

Mike’s top 7 salvias

How to propagate salvias

Overwintering salvias

12 delightful daisies for autumn cheer • Liz Zorab shares her favourite daisy-shaped flowers for late colour

Why it’s time to go all dreamy for delphiniums • Rosie Irving explains why these rather romantic plants deserve a place in your garden

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

5 ways to feed garden birds for free • Emma O’Neill, head gardener at Garden Organic, shows you some thrifty ways to help feathered friends

Bird of the month - the jay • Getting to know these clever, creative and handsome birds

How to grow and use sage • In this new series, Ellen Mary explains how to make use of this seasonal stalwart herb

Sow some spring joy this autumn • Sweet violas will give us all a lift after winter

Can you suggest plants for summer colour? • Looking for inspiration for a new garden

How should we care for a potted Judas tree? • This small deciduous tree has attractive spring blossom

How should we revitalise our nature...