Amateur Gardening – 29 June 2019

BEAT GARDEN PESTS! Easy ways to fi ght bugs and diseases Make a wildlife haven Lawn weed and feed treatments 15 best perfumed pi ...

According to tradition, Pinks sprang up from the tears Mary shed as she followed her son to Calvary Dianthus became the official ...

29 JUNE 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 3 4 “I’ll show you how to beat summer pests and diseases,” saysRuth TI Media Cover photograph: Ros ...

Summer pests and diseases O N the whole I like to think I’m a pretty tranquil gardener until, that is, I discover that my wateri ...

29 JUNE 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 5 Colourful character: In next week’s AG (in the shops July 2) I show you how to keep your dahlias ...

Your compost heap will be filling up with weeds and soft prunings. Turn it regularly so the contents are properly mixed. Decompo ...

No butts: Natural rainwater is better for plants than chlorinated tap water (and better for the bank balance if you have a water ...

8 AMATEUR GARDENING 29 JUNE 2019 Looking after citruses These plants will appreciate a summer outside, says Ruth O UR container ...

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10 AMATEUR GARDENING 29 JUNE 2019 Reusing and recycling A RECENT work visit took me to the manufacturer of black plastic flowerp ...

Could this tiny garden secret lead to bigger, stronger plants? Greek farmers’ fruit & veg boosted by “life-inducing” magneti ...

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29 JUNE 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 13 Rose care in summer Keep shrubs, climbers and ramblers healthy, says Ruth Rose black spot is a ...

14 AMATEUR GARDENING 29 JUNE 2019 Plan for biennials S EVERAL of our most beautiful flowering herbaceous plants – including such ...

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16 AMATEUR GARDENING 29 JUNE 2019 Great expectations I USED to be very sceptical about bird and bee boxes because I thought ther ...

29 JUNE 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 17 Bring on the butterflies Do your bit to help these pollinating beauties, says Ruth I AM sure we ...

18 AMATEUR GARDENING 29 JUNE 2019 Alstroemeria If you want showy blooms for borders or containers, why not choose the lily of th ...

29 JUNE 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 19 Plants tend to take best when in growth and added to warm soils, so plant them between May and ...

20 AMATEUR GARDENING 29 JUNE 2019 with Lucy Chamberlain, AG’s fruit and veg expert Check the health of your plot, says Lucy Fo c ...