
What’s in Amateur Gardening 5 May
Free seeds worth £2.45
Jobs for this week
How to plant with coir
It’s a great replacement for plastic, says Ruth Hayes
Reduce plastic usage in the garden
See how gardeners can make a difference
Dividing pulmonarias
You can boost the vigour of these plants, says Ruth Hayes
Re-homing seedlings
Find the right place for unexpected plants, such as honesty
Help our birds in the breeding season
Good ways to give Mother Nature a helping hand
Great garden ideas
Pick of the very best: lilacs
Gorgeous fragrance and six to choose from
The seed people
This week we have the story behind Suttons Seeds
Plants to beat the spring lull
Lots of choice for a beautiful display before summer
Best grasses for small gardens
The best options for light and shady areas
Gardening wisdom
Peter Seabrook
Busy Lizzies are available again, says Peter
Bob Flowerdew
Hardening off is the key to success, says Bob
Val Bourne’s garden wildlife
Love them or hate them, conifers have their uses
Lucy Chamberlain’s fruit and veg
Sowing parsnips, staking peas, smart ways with fruit
Your questions answered
Attracting more birds, rooting in water, more mystery plants
Anne’s masterclass
How to choose the best bedding plants
How to grow star jasmine
Anne’s top tips for these fragrant and vigorous climbers
Gardener’s miscellany
The Channel Islands are the focus of our puzzles this week
Your letters
Mowing tip, praise for postie and laced polyanthus
Toby Buckland
Fruit grown in moulded shapes? Toby reveals the future
Latest news and product tests
Top news stories
Hedgehogs in food scare, bamboo cane shortage
Tried and tested
We put long-handled hoes to the test