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WELCOME
Dainty, flowering and indigenous • Finding a flowering indigenous tree that is suitable for a small garden is easy. All you have to do is plant it in a well-composted hole, water and feed it regularly, and be willing to train it with a little pruning into a straight-stemmed specimen tree with a full crown. If it drops a few leaves, flowers or fruit now and again, look the other way because wildlife really loves all of these.
Garden GALLERIA
A garden of distinction • Rebuilding a home and garden to exceptional standards.
Chelsea Plants of the Year 2022
Puddles • The students from the Lifestyle College who designed this garden for the Lifestyle Garden Design Show wanted to convey a restful and homely leisure space while also catering for the ecology and wildlife through the choice and diversity of plants. It’s like being in a wetland, woodland or savannah grassland somewhere remote, while still having the comforts of a functioning space at home.
Thanks to Grasses • As part of the Thanks Plants campaign, we are focusing on certain plants that we should be extremely thankful for and need more of in our gardens for their versatility. This month we focus on the importance of all types of grasses.
Starting from scratch… • Around the house is a derelict little patch of land needing to be organised into a pretty and functional outdoor space. This can be a wonderful adventure combining great plants with modern space- and time-saving ideas!
GROW YOUR OWN DOG-FRIENDLY VEGETABLES
A petunia for every season
Just layer it on!
HOW TO GROW Rhubarb
Rocket
Fern-leaf bamboo
YOUR ROSE GARDEN
Grow a Summer-Worthy Lawn • A few actions in early spring will energise your lawn to be the best that it can be all summer long.
Get your blades out! • Early spring requires some pruning of tired old growth to rejuvenate woody plants and neaten others.
Roses without thorns
Citrus psylla
Add a little marmalade
AUGUST CHECKLIST
Three classy legs • A stylish three-legged pot stand is deceptively easy to make.
Gardening Guide
The Gardener Magazine
Locked in and out! • I have seen folks making fools of themselves regarding keys on many occasions, and I am no stranger to it either…