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“Divide perennials to keep your
borders productive,” saysRuth
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Cover photograph: Clematis ‘Lasurstern’ (pic: GAP)
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“How to grow heuchera for
colourful foliage,” saysAnne
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“Six great summer shrubs for
small gardens,” saysMartyn
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“These nine special clematis suit
diff erent situations,” saysLouise
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Jobs for this week
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HOW TO DIVIDE PERENNIALS
Keep plants productive and create more for free, says Ruth
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HOW TO KEEP PERENNIALS HEALTHY
Ruth explains how to prevent and tackle pests and diseases
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HOW TO EXTEND AUTUMN COLOUR
Look on the bright side and plant some late-fl owering bulbs
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TOMATO GROWBAGS READER TESTED
Are certain growbags better than others? We reveal all...
Great garden ideas
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HOW TO GROW HEUCHERA
Grow a kaleidoscope of colourful foliage, says Anne
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SIX OF THE VERY BEST BROCCOLI
Nutritious and easy to grow – these are the best examples
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SUMMER-FLOWERING SHRUBS
Six fantastic examples to suit the smallest gardens
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CREATE A GIANT’S GARDEN IN A SMALL SPACE!
Big leafy plants that give the illusion of space in a small plot
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CLEMATIS FOR ALL GARDENS
Gorgeous climbing examples for nine garden situations
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GET THE LOOK: THE MATURE GARDEN
How one couple in the Pennines developed a mature plot
Gardening wisdom
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PETER SEABROOK
Discover Essex’s answer to Great Dixter, says Peter
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BOB FLOWERDEW
How summer pruning improves an apple and pear harvest
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VAL BOURNE’S GARDEN WILDLIFE
Jackdaws are smarter than the average bird, and here’s why
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LUCY CHAMBERLAIN’S FRUIT AND VEG
Tips for allotments, second-cropping spuds, a spot of callaloo
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ASK JOHN NEGUS
Improving pinks, tomato tragedy, does black spot spread?
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ANNE’S MASTERCLASS
What to do when your clematis isn’t looking at its best
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HOW TO USE A CHARCOAL BARBECUE
Tim’s top tips for getting the best results – safely
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A GARDENER’S MISCELLANY
This week’s theme for puzzles and prizes is brooms
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YOUR LETTERS
Perhaps our oldest reader – plus, smart tips and cute pets
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TOBY BUCKLAND
A perennial favourite has Toby turning over a new leaf
Garden news and off ers
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LATEST NEWS
Fears for extinct plants, RHS D-Day garden goes home
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135 years of practical advice
2019
“What part of gardening do you fi nd most challenging? For me, it
is dealing with the disappointment of seeing the broad beans
I’ve nurtured for months covered with blackfl y. It is
diffi cult to think about pests positively when this
happens, and yet I have had to recalibrate myself
to accept that pests are all part of the ecosystem
and are important. I just wish I could introduce
them to a short-term plague of ladybirds!”
Garry Coward-Williams, Editor
I’ve nurtured for months covered with blackfly. It is
difficult to think about pests positively when this
happens, and yet I have had to recalibrate myself
to accept that pests are all part of the ecosystem
and are important. I just wish I could introduce
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