
What’s in Amateur Gardening 24 February
Free seeds worth £2.69
Jobs for this week
Plant feed special
Ruth gives the lowdown on when to feed, why to feed and how to feed, and provides a simple guide to the variety of products on offer
Household plant resurrection
A neglected dracaena is brought back to life
Planting your free seeds
Echinacea purpurea is both pretty and easy to grow
Better late than never!
An old packet of crocus bulbs is given a second chance
Great garden ideas
Pick of the best: dwarf narcissi
Graham Rice reveals his choice of RHS AGM winners
Gardening solutions
How to add glamour to your garden with pineapple lilies
Sweet pea masterclass
What to sow now for a summer of glorious scent
Flowering shrubs for year-round colour
Dependable but far from boring, says Louise Curley
Get the look
How your travels can inspire your garden scheme
Gardening wisdom
Peter Seabrook
Grafting fruit trees is easier than you think, says Peter
Bob Flowerdew
How new regulations on rat control will affect you
Val Bourne’s garden wildlife
Not all snails are common and some are protected species
Lucy Chamberlain’s fruit and veg
Sowing parsley, new fruit to try, and final pruning
Anne Swithinbank’s Masterclass
Got an ugly wall? Anne shows you how to beautify it
Your questions answered
Polianthes in pots, best weed killer, finding saffron crocus
Gardener’s miscellany
Curious facts, puzzles and prizes for your teatime break
How to grow hydrangeas
It’s easy to influence their colour, says Anne Swithinbank
Your letters
Plastic pollution, peat debate and some funky fungus
Toby Buckland
Plants can work as a great wind break, says Toby
Reader offers and product tests
Win a £517.20 Makita cordless line trimmer!
There are two up for grabs, plus 10 dry bags
Tried and tested
Three-prong cultivators are useful for busy borders – we try six and name the best