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How You Can Be A Wildlife Hero
10 simple steps to turn your garden into a wildlife haven
Cut Back Hardy Geraniums
How to keep your plants in shape for secondary blooms
Plant Up A Lasting Container
Good care keeps pots blooming into autumn, says Ruth
Outdoor Break For Houseplants
Quite a few indoor plants enjoy a holiday, as Ruth explains
Feeding Shrubs And Perennials
Ruth reveals the secrets to productive plants all summer
Great garden ideas
Six Of The Very Best: Heucheras
Enjoy a festival of colour with these well-loved perennials
Climbing Companions
Perfect partners don’t come prettier than the rose and clematis
Create A Bee Haven For Autumn
Nectar-rich ways to keep our bumble friends buzzing!
Instant Veg Garden
Great ideas for veg plug plants that ensure quick results
Get The Look: Different Islands
Island hopping with this unusual garden in Somerset
Gardening wisdom
Peter Seabrook
Regular checks make for better veg crops, says Peter
Bob Flowerdew
Harvest veg early and often for greater returns, as Bob reveals
Val Bourne’s Garden Wildlife
It’s time to consider the impact of alien species, says Val
Lucy Chamberlain’s Fruit And Veg
Benefits of potager plots, multi-sowing and bitter melon
Ask John Negus
Floppy sedums, withered roses, thyme pruning, onion agony
Anne’s Masterclass
Anne explains how to bring life back to a mirabelle plum tree
How To Grow Osteospermum
Bring borders to life with stunning African daisies, says Anne
A Gardener’s Miscellany
This week, enjoy a Father’s Day treat with our trivia and puzzles
Your Letters
Chainsaw debate, smart tom tip, pretty peony, garden wildlife
Toby Buckland
What is that rank odour in his garden? Toby is determined to find out…
Reader offers and product tests
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Tried and Tested
Not all watering cans are made equal, as Tim discovers
Cover pic (GAP): Sympyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Mrs ST Wright’