
What’s in Amateur Gardening 19 May 2018
Free seeds worth £2.29
Jobs for this week
How to deal with pests
Ruth cites eight garden nasties and how to combat them
Perk up your primroses
Divide straggly clumps for better flowering, says Ruth
Free seeds: wild poppy
How to grow these seeds, plus what’s on near you
Great garden ideas
Pick of the very best: runner beans
Easy and very tasty, Graham reveals his top six varieties
The seed people: Mr Fothergill’s
Genesis of the company and its new Optigrow system
Give your garden an exotic flavour
The tips, tricks (and cheats) for borders and containers
Get to know hardy salvias
An ornamental sage that offers summer colour and interest
Get the look
A garden that features clever use of light and shade
Gardening wisdom
Peter Seabrook
RHS Chelsea must reconnect with AG readers, says Peter
Bob Flowerdew
Encourage spiders into your garden, says Bob
Val Bourne’s garden wildlife
Marigolds and nasturtiums are a pest early warning system
Lucy Chamberlain’s fruit and veg
How to deter pests, smart way to grow veg in a small space
Anne’s masterclass
How to control slugs and snails without pellets
Your questions answered
Move a clematis, when to repot azaleas, best seaside plants
Gardener’s miscellany
Facts, fancies and puzzles with a royal wedding theme
How to grow gardenias
They can be challenging, but Anne has the answers
Your letters
Misspelt name, cracked pot, smart tom tip, rampant cowslip
Toby Buckland
Toby reveals why he’s growing more herbs for their seeds
News, product tests and offers
Latest news
Knotweed nightmare, busy Lizzies back, great free rose book
Tried and tested
Lawn weed, feed and moss killers: organic and chemical
Cover photograph: Hemerocallis ‘Red Twister’ (pic: GAP)