Garden Answers

Garden Answers is a vibrant and inspiring gardening magazine filled with ingenious design ideas and exciting plant combinations guaranteed to make your garden beautiful.

Welcome

Meet the Contributors • “This month in the garden I’ll be…”

THE SOFTNESS OF JUNE • A wonderful array of comforting blossom in pastel hues peppers the garden this month, creating dream-like scenes that announce that the heyday of summer is here

Be inspired by… • Plants, books, events & buys for the month

Wish list • Close the gap between spring and summer with starry alliums

THE PERFUMED GARDEN • Olga Grieves on how to plant for a year in scent

Herb your ENTHUSIASM • Use these gorgeous plants in borders to reach their full potential

Butterfly-attracting BUDDLEJA • These nectar-rich summer-flowering shrubs certainly pull in the pollinators. Sue Fisher chooses her favourites

June • Make the most of midsummer by giving your patio a jungly makeover, getting dahlias off to a dazzling start and holiday-proofing your garden

CREATE A JUNGLY PATIO • Conjure up distant shores with a cluster of potted bold and fiery exotic plants

Holiday-proof YOUR GARDEN • If you’re heading off, here are some tricks to keep your plants happywhile you’re gone

Low on maintenance, BIG ON STYLE • Spend less time doing and more time enjoying this summer with these tricks to make your garden more chic

A walk on the WILD SIDE • Adrian Thomas curates a catwalk of plants that look great while also working wonders for garden visitors

Creating a space for cooking and living • This large suburban garden transformation offers places to grow, eat and relax

A grass masterclass • This ex-nursery is packed with ornamental grasses that keep the garden picture perfect all summer

A tranquil oasis • Robyn Booth, senior gardener at the National Trust’s Packwood House, finds its historic walled kitchen garden the perfect place for peace and serenity

Ready… Steady… Grow • Garden Answers brings monthly inspiration with colourful ideas, expert tips and creative planting advice. Subscribe this spring and we’ll help you make the most of your garden

Welcome to my lovely plot • Olga Grieves is busy sowing in the summer sun to make sure there are lots more flowers to enjoy next year

MORE, MORE, MORE! • All the garden plans are coming together in Fiona’s small container courtyard in Lincolnshire

Ask the Experts • Our experts will help you get the best from your garden

Q&A • Do I prune my passion flower? How do I weaken Spanish bluebells? Read on…

HOW TO GET GREENER… GARDEN WALLS • The walls around your garden can be bursting with life and colour to make your patch the ultimate wildlife corridor

Get a PIZZA THE ACTION • Geoff Hodge looks at what’s available for the ultimate outdoor chef experience

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Distinguished Digitalis Collection • These dramatic beauties provide great garden value all summer long

Bedding plants for a winter wonderland • Get your hands on 24 winter bedding plants for free – you just pay postage

Pre-planted trailing fuchsia hanging baskets • Give your garden some instant colour with these pre-planted hanging baskets – just hang them up, water them and enjoy

Win these gardening goodies • Enter this month’s crossword for a chance to win one of 12 begonia ‘Apricot Shades Improved’ worth £14.99 each. Entry form overleaf

Summer colour & living • Discover our top 10 apricot and pink flowers to brighten every space, alongside the best houseplants to move outdoors, with seasonal inspiration to refresh your home and...