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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NGS helps to launch horticultural careers • Funding pledges give a leg-up to budding gardeners

Fundraising talk for hospital garden

Help the RHS chart rare daffodils • National survey returns for second year to help find the UK’s ‘lost’ varietries

A helping hand for specialist nurseries

Looking after shrub and climbing roses • Cut back, feed and check them over for a healthy start to the year

Three rose jobs for the fortnight

Clearing soil around trees

Looking after a pond in spring • Make it a hospitable place for wild visitors of all sizes

How to safely dispose of garden chemicals

Fatballs feedback

Naturalised bulbs and wildflower lawns • Boost diversity and add interest to your patch of green

Think about re-potting your houseplants

Removing reversion

How to be self-sufficient in strawberries • Lucy highlights some of the most pressing jobs she’ll be tackling this fortnight

Get your ground ready for sowing veg

Step by step • Get blueberries spring-ready

Sow saucers of leaves

Your VEG GARDENING FORTNIGHT with Lucy Chamberlain

How to enjoy delicious container-grown spuds • Homegrown potatoes are flavoursome, pesticide-free and very easy to grow, writes Chris Collins

Your compost-making revolution! • Editor Kim Stoddart reveals how to save money and boost your gardening with homemade soil improvers and protectors

Wise watering, growing celeriac and making the most of spring bulbs • Anne explains how to get ready for the gardening season ahead

How to grow…Celeriac

Project Wonderful watering cans

Step by step • Getting the best from potted spring bulbs

How to enrich your home with money plants • Anne explains why this oncerare plant is now an on-trend sensation

Creating journeys through the garden • Award-winning garden designer Manoj Maldé explains how to choose the perfect pathway style

3 ways to save time and money • AG editor Kim offers some ideas for low-maintenance, thriftier growing

7 of the best shade-loving geraniums • Mike sings the praises of these hardy garden must-haves

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10 of the best hardy perennials to grow from seed • These are some of the best ‘forever plants’ to sow this spring, says Liz

Pick of the potatoes • Jayne Hickling shares her spud-growing tips and a delicious recipe for threepotato pie

Three-potato pie without pastry

The magic of moths - by night and day • Jenny Sheldon from the Wildlife Trusts explains how moths are one of our best garden pollinators

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

Crossword… just for fun!

How to grow faithful forsythia • Rosie Irving explains how to adds some spring sunshine to your garden with these early-flowering stalwarts

5 of the best manures for soil improvement • Andrew Oldham explains how manures can boost your soil and suggests which ones might work best for you

Annuals and perennials for pollinators...