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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine weekends and enjoy a three-night stay at Warner Leisure Hotels. Experience live Q&As, talks and demos from your favourite GW presenters, including Adam Frost, Frances Tophill, Joe Swift and Nick Bailey, plus delicious br

We’re getting to the good bit, as our gardens fully wake up for spring and we start thinking about growing and enjoying our outdoor spaces in the months to come. It’s the time to tidy up and start new projects, so let’s get cracking! With the Easter

Alan’s latest podcast series with us is now live. In a new series of Alan Titchmarsh’s Favourites, he shares the plants he wouldn’t want to be without, and his tips for growing them. He reveals his favourite roses for glorious summer colour, the most

Dodecatheon pulchellum ‘Red Wings’ One of our more curious-looking garden flowers, they look as if they have been turned inside out, which gives them a particular aerodynamic profile – like a flock of determined (but friendly) garden birds descending

A modern tulip, similar to ‘Semper Augustus’, the most valuable tulip ever. Height x Spread 45cm x 10cm Pretty pale-pink flowers, shading to white, set against white-edged, grey-green leaves. H x S 30cm x 10cm Amber-orange, scented blooms feathered a

WORTH £28.95 Flame-red, semi-double blooms on thin wiry stems. Easy to grow and provides long-lasting summer colour at the front of borders. Height x Spread 60cm x 60cm Flowers Jun-Sep Nodding spurred blooms, in a range of vibrant colours, are carrie

For the last three years we have fed hedgehogs in our garden every night, summer and winter. In summer we have had as many as five feeding at the same time. They mostly eat specific hedgehog food, but will also eat the cat and dog food that we put ou

I have been taking pictures of Longmeadow most days since 1992 and especially since I got my first digital camera in April 1999. All these pictures are filed by date and I use them to remind myself of details like when we planted something and what w

1 These long, green-skinned plot staples can be sown under cover this month (7) 7 Hoe around seedlings regularly to prevent __ weeds (6) 8 Sow __ peas in deep pots and keep in a frost-free location (5) 9 Genus of summer bloomers commonly called fleab

Citizen Science Month, in recognition of the contribution members of the public make to scientific enquiry. In particular, amateur wildlife recording is on the rise: there are at least 44 projects to take part in this year (bit.ly/citizensciencecalen

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“A great day out to Holker Hall in Cumbria, which helped to fuel inspiration for my responsible slow fashion brand’s colour palette. Gorgeous walled gardens, cafe and farm shop, and great accessibility and parking. I explored the gardens, which are w

You’ll know that spring is officially here with this explosion of colour. This bright, punchy fountain of lime-green euphorbia is sure to catch the attention of passersby, contrasting with the tall flowering stems of purple erysimum. They will both l

Orange calceolarias bring warmth to this pot, but they will need to be kept from frosts; a slightly less fussy option would be an orange ranunculus. The primroses and cowslips will flower for weeks if deadheaded. When dismantling, these plants can go

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Camellias are often confined to woodland gardens, where they make substantial shrubs with large flowers. In terms of appearance and adaptability, though, Camellia rosthorniana ‘Elina’ could not be more different. Weeping branches give it an elegant,

In my travels around the world, I have seen gardens in the middle of the Amazon basin, jungles in Mexico and Thailand, and visited spaces in Bali that are simply spilling over with extraordinarily luxuriant planting. When Gardeners’ World was at Berr

It is all a bit of a gamble but over the years I have learned that by observing the following few pieces of advice you have a fighting chance of growing a pretty wide range of tender plants even if you have a cold, wet garden like mine. From early Ap

Whenever I think of spring, I envision vibrant colours and blossoms, the return of outdoor activities, fresh produce and, of course, joyous Easter celebrations. Inspired, I’ve gathered a pick of delightful spring makes to showcase the beauty of the s

With the days getting longer and the weather improving, April is the ideal time to think about garden lifestyle, whether it’s lounging or dining furniture, shade and lighting, or ways to keep the family or friends entertained this summer. Taking the

Fill your garden living area with container plants and climbers, including subtropical specimens that enjoy being outside in summer. ■ Introduce succulents for architectural appeal ■ Add banana plants for drama ■ Train a grapevine over wires to creat

Go for sensory planting schemes that inspire relaxation and wellbeing through scent, sound, textures and colour. ■ Choose bright flowers and foliage for instant uplift ■ Plant up seating areas with scented flowers… and breathe ■ Add grasses in patio

Grow herbs and other edibles, such as lettuce and summer fruits, close to your cooking and dining area for easy, everyday harvesting. ■ Mint is great for creating refreshing hot and cold drinks ■ Aromatic rosemary can double up as a roasting herb and

Gardens of the Year 2024 is now open for entries, and we want to see readers’ gardens of all styles and sizes. If you’d love to see your garden in the magazine and be in with a chance of winning a fantastic holiday prize, why not enter our exciting c

You don’t need a huge garden or even a patch of soil to grow a delicious and colourful medley of edibles to pick and eat this summer – and for many summers to come. Plenty of fruits, vegetables, salads and herbs thrive in pots if you choose the right

Part 4 Colour in the border all year Year-round colour and interest in your borders may seem like an impossible fantasy. However, with the right range of plants it’s completely doable. Creating an ever evolving palette of colours, in a single border

If you’re looking for expert tips to get your garden looking its best this summer and beyond, you’re on the right track. A day out at BBC Gardeners’ World Live gives you access to some of the very best in the business. Monty, Carol, Adam, Frances and

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If you really want to get to know your house plant, check out what’s going on out of sight at compost level. Checking the rootball gives you a chance to find out whether it’s time to repot – and repotting at the right time can make the difference bet

As I step into the month of April, I feel as if every sense is awakened by vibrant life springing up all around me. Sweet scent fills the air and there’s also some much-welcomed warmth. This second instalment of my grow-along series is all about the

Long daily picking season A reliable, classic, old variety bred for a cool climate with a guaranteed heavy crop. Manage watering to avoid splitting of thin fruit skins. Like many tomatoes, later pickings are the sweetest. Harvest 25 Jul-10 Oct Taste

I love the vibrant colours, smell and taste of fresh homegrown tomatoes – worth every bit of effort put into growing them. But do they need starting off as early as February, requiring extra heat and light and a constant red alert for drops in temper

◼ Delphinium Magic Fountains Mixed x 15 Dwarf variety with large spires of flowers. (74428) Height x Spread 90cm x 45cm Flowers Jun-Jul ◼ Dianthus Festival Mixed x 15 These Sweet Williams are a treat for the senses. (KA8777) H x S 50cm x 30cm F May-J

Even in our northern, exposed garden, the season has changed by April. We may still see some harsh frosts and perhaps snow on some mornings, but the longer days have already started warming the ground, making it a good time to sow even more crops out

Visit GardenersWorld.com/what-to-do-now for more advice on the best crops to sow and plant this month, and how to do it Gardeners' Worldoffer APRIL SEED-SOWING VEGETABLE COLLECTION! This must-have kitchen garden collection includes: Broad Bean ‘The S

Our gardens should be a riot of chirping and buzzing, of ponds full of tadpoles, of rutting hedgehogs, of bursting buds and the freshest green leaves. Fill your ears with birdsong and your eyes with the first of the year’s treasures: bees, bee-flies,

Your April edition of GW came with FREE beetroot ‘Detroit 2’ and sunflower ‘Giant Single’ seeds for you to sow. These tasty roots and cheerful flowers are some of the easiest seeds to grow, and can be raised without a greenhouse or propagator. ‘Detro

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SAVE £20 when you buy 15 These perennial wallflowers are similar to their annual cousins, but can keep going for years. They have a very long flowering period, with masses of fragrant blooms. In shades of paprika-orange, dark red, lemon-yellow and ma

Take fuchsia cuttings Propagate shrubby plants using softwood cuttings from new spring shoots. Strike them into John Innes No.2 to provide the nutrients to keep them in growth and save you having to pot them on again. 1 SELECT a strong, healthy shoot

Seedlings from sowings into seed trays will soon become crowded, slowing their growth and making them vulnerable to disease, so prick them out into bigger pots once they’re large enough to be handled without damage. You’ll have much stronger, healthi

Plant some asparagus crowns and enjoy fresh spears in the spring for years to come. It takes a few years for plants to establish, but it’s well worth the wait for that first crop. Growing from crowns allows you to start cutting spears years sooner th

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Sow some climbing beans ready for planting out at the end of May. They can be sown individually to save potting on any further before planting them out. Use pots filled with peat-free compost. Push the seed in by 3cm. If you’re not sure which way up

These expertly grown vegetable plants are perfect for growing on in your garden, allotment or greenhouse. They will quickly establish after transplanting and develop into mature plants, giving you the satisfaction of homegrown vegetables. They come w

The garden during April takes on the most glorious and uplifting green hue, with trees breaking into leaf and fresh shoots, full of promise, emerging from the ground. The surge of growth encourages us to garden with more vim and vigour, and those pla

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“It ain’t what you do it’s the way that you do it,” goes the song. Nothing could be more applicable than this sentiment when it comes to the planting of trees. Here we are then – April on the doorstep – and a whole new spring ahead of us. The sap is