Amateur Gardening – 29 June 2019

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“I’ll show you how to beat summer

pests and diseases,” saysRuth

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Cover photograph: Rosa ‘Brigadoon’ (pic Alamy)

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“How to tackle fungal diseases
on your veg, plot” saysLucy
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“The best old shrub roses for
fl owers and scent,” saysGraham
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“Fantastic scented autumn and
winter plants revealed,” saysHazel
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Jobs for this week

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SUMMER PESTS AND DISEASES

Ruth looks at the main problems and how to beat them

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ALL ABOUT SUMMER WATERING

Your plants will thrive if you get the watering right

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CITRUS CARE AND SOWING A WILDLIFE MEADOW

Summer care for citrus plants and create a haven for wildlife

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ROSE CARE IN SUMMER

How to keep shrubs, climbers and ramblers healthy

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BRING ON THE BUTTERFLIES

How to sow your free ‘Butterfl y Attracting Mixed Annuals’ seeds

Great garden ideas

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SIX OF THE VERY BEST: OLD ROSES

Old shrub roses with stunning colour and a rich fragrance

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WHAT IS VEGAN GARDENING?

Matthew Appleby on growing plants without animal inputs

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FROST AND FRAGRANCE

Our choice of the best scented autumn and winter plants

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BETWEEN THE ROSES

Planting partners that enhance your rose displays

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GET THE LOOK: A JAPANESE-THEMED GARDEN

A Japanese-styled garden that is one reader’s sanctuary

Gardening wisdom

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PETER SEABROOK

Peter looks at ways we can reduce the use of plastics

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BOB FLOWERDEW

Now’s the time to start planning your biennials, says Bob

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VAL BOURNE’S GARDEN WILDLIFE

Val looks forward to great tits nesting in her bird boxes again

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HOW TO GROW ALSTROEMERIA

Anne reveals some shortcuts to growing the Peruvian lily

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LUCY CHAMBERLAIN’S FRUIT AND VEG

How to beat fungal diseases and brew your own feed

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ASK JOHN NEGUS

When to lift border plants, woolly menace and palm palaver

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ANNE SWITHINBANK’S MASTERCLASS

Which herbs grow best on a balcony? Anne has the answer

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HOW TO USE LAWN WEED AND FEED PRODUCTS

Tim Rumball on how to get the best from these treatments

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A GARDENER’S MISCELLANY

Garden peas are the subject of this week’s trivia and quizzes

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YOUR LETTERS WITH WENDY

Nature’s magical patterns, in praise of Adam Frost, fl ower power

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TOBY BUCKLAND

Toby talks to plant-lover Mary Berry about hydrangeas

135 years of practical advice

The World’s Oldest Gardening Magazine

135 years of practical advice

The World’s Oldest Gardening Magazine

135 years of practical advice

The World’s Oldest Gardening Magazine

Amateur

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135 years of practical advice

2019

“Where do you stand when it comes to dealing with pests like

slugs and blackfl y? In the past, gardeners would use the most

effi cient means to protect their crops without thinking about

how it aff ects the environment. However, many now consider

the role ‘pests’ have to play in the ecosystem and whether it

is right to be as ruthless as we once were. Conversely, it is not

so easy to be moralistic about this when you see

the food crops you have nurtured devastated by

pests. Ruth has her own pest-prevention thoughts

on page 4 and on page 26 we hear from my friend

Matthew Appleby, who has some radical ideas on

pest control, asking us all to ‘hug a slug’ Enjoy! ”

Garry Coward-Williams, Editor

so easy to be moralistic about this when you see

the food crops you have nurtured devastated by

pests. Ruth has her own pest-prevention thoughts

on page 4 and on page 26 we hear from my friend

Matthew Appleby, who has some radical ideas on

pest control, asking us all to ‘hug a slug’ Enjoy! ”

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