Amateur Gardening

Since 1884 Amateur Gardening has been the gardening ‘Bible’ for serious gardeners from all walks of life. With unrivalled levels of practical content written by seasoned experts, it remains the only media brand to win a coveted gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. We are passionate about all things horticultural and are dedicated to producing informative content that gives accurate and helpful advice. Amateur Gardening is a trusted fortnightly companion, offering guidance and advice for all green-fingered projects.

A warm welcome • Celebrating gardening independence

Amateur Gardening

Devon WI creates pollinator havens • ‘Pocket meadows’ are building bug-saving corridors

Open your green space for NGS centenary • Can your garden help raise funds for charity?

How to have lower cost pots and baskets • Ruth Hayes suggests ways to make your summer planting longer lasting and more planet-friendly

Grow a bonanza of biennials • Sow seeds now for a dazzling show next year

Cutting back for more flowers • Removing seedheads may prompt a late blooming

Maximising crops of juicy currants and raspberries, plus pruning and gorgeous greens • Lucy’s top summer tips for healthy plants and great crops

How to create a beautiful bee-friendly border • Chris Collins from Garden Organic shows you how to get your garden buzzing

Great gravel garden ideas • Editor and resilient-gardening expert Kim Stoddart explains how to create the ultimate in drought-tolerant beds and borders with aggregate and locally available materials

How to encourage more butterflies into your garden • Becky Preston of The Wildlife Trusts explains easy ways to help these beautiful and beneficial visitors

Lovelier leafy lettuce, cooking with lavender and sowing phacelia • Anne shares her top tips for growing ingredients for flavoursome dishes

Long-lived wax flowers are easy charmers • Easy to grow, hoyas can become heirlooms

5 of the most wonderful wisteria • Mike Palmer gets in touch with his romantic side as he is wooed by the wonders of wisteria

The best cut flowers for wildlife • Kelly-Jane Leach reveals how the plants you grow can give life to beautiful but often unseen ecosystems

12 of the best summer bedding and plug plants • Chris Jesson, aka The Groovy Gardener, lists his favourite summer stunners for pots and great choices for money-saving plug plants

Great gardening gifts for summer • British firms offering UK gardeners the best possible products

Dazzling and dainty delights of deutzia • Rosie Irving sings the praises of this robust shrub with beautiful flowers and attractive, unusual bark

Your GARDENING TEA BREAK • Gardening’s king of trivia and brain-teasers, Graham Clarke

Crossword… just for fun!

10 pretty plants for dry gardens • Liz Zorab selects her goto plants that thrive in dry soil and can withstand drought

Undercover jobs for July • AG editor Kim Stoddart explains how to boost results and natural resilience this month

Ask JOHN NEGUS • John is a gardening legend and here to answer your lovely questions

Ring the changes with gentle pastel colors • Soothing tones bring cool calm to the summer garden

5 biennials that every gardener should grow • Andrew Oldham reveals five plants that keep on giving

An ode to thrifty gardening

Your LETTERS TO KIM • We love receiving your letters, emails and social media posts. Every message, poem, idea and comment matters. Please keep them coming. We will send out a thank you gift for every item published in the magazine as soon as we can, so do please send your address and contact details when you get in touch.

Say hi to the best new hydrangeas...