BBC Gardeners' World

Gardeners' World Magazine is the authoritative voice in gardening, the clear market-leader since it launched in 1991. The award-winning editorial includes topical, practical advice in the readers' favourite 'what to do now' section, and regular contributions and features from the top names in BBC gardening. Packed with fresh ideas and clear advice - the innovative approach offers creative, practical and problem-solving solutions to all keen gardeners.

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Celebrating our beautiful 2 for 1 gardens • Visiting a garden is a great way to spend time with loved ones and a source of inspiration for your own plot. Plan your trips with our 2 for 1 Entry Card and Guide and start exploring!

We love May

Expert ’s choice Common foxglove • No flower garden should be without these tall beauties punctuating latespring displays, says Graham Rice

*Just pay £5.80 postage 30 FREE* perennials for every reader • Ideal for sunny borders and pots, this colourful collection of summer stars will bloom for many years to come

The Full Monty • Monty gets right to the heart of what gardening meant to us during lockdown and how we can hold on to that precious feeling

Have your say • The view from your side of the fence

Who will pay the tax?

Clippings • Our roundup of the month’s latest gardening news and views

The Flower Show’s back! • The flagship event in the gardening TV calendar is returning to its hallowed May slot – and we can’t wait to see the BBC’s coverage

News in brief

YOUR REWARDS • As a member of our Subscriber Club you enjoy exclusive rewards and benefits throughout the gardening year

Green shoots of summer • Monty explains how to approach some of this month’s key gardening tasks to ensure you have a thriving, sustainable haven full of wildlife and colour

PLANTS WITH PURPOSE

“Recylcing makes you think creatively and gives the garden character” • Just outside Bath, Nigel Phillips has created a tropical garden using cleverly re-purposed materials and budget-friendly plant finds

Could you be a winner? • Enter now and your plot could be featured in the magazine

Grow your FREE seeds* • Sow your easy-to-grow flower, herb and salad seeds now for beautiful blooms and tasty pickings this summer

Meet Adam on our East of England tour • 7-11 August 2022 – four nights from £1,295pp

Growing in pots

DELIGHTFUL DRIFT ROSES

A celebration of summer

Highlights

A-Z of house plants • Add some spiky attitude to a sunny room with this architectural foliage plant

Problem solving the green way • Using chemicals to get rid of bugs and weeds can not only harm the environment, it can even make the problems worse. Sally Nex explains how a greener, more tolerant approach can provide benefits all round

Nature’s own solutions • Pippa Greenwood, from Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time, explains how biocontrols work.

WAYS TO GARDEN WITHOUT CHEMICALS • Agreener garden doesn’t need to be full of pests and diseases. By understanding how your garden grows you can be ready for any problems that might beset your plants, and use solutions that won’t harm the planet.

DOING YOUR BIT NOW

Where do I start?

Love your lawn

ALAN’S TOP TIPS

THE PERFECT CUT

Lawn kit essentials

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