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We love April
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Expert’s choice
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The Full Monty
Gardens seem to grow imperceptibly, but when we look back we are amazed at how much has changed. Make sure you enjoy that journey,
Have your say
The view from your side of the fence
Over the fence
Is there a place for fake plants in the garden?
Digging deeper
Putting the spotlight on the biggest issues in gardening todayl
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Spring makes
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Summer garden style
Follow our guide and shop the look to create an inviting outdoor living area, an on-trend dining and bar zone, plus space for family fun
An edible garden in pots
Follow Lucy Bellamy’s guide as she shows you how to create a cross-seasonal edible container garden using fruits, vegetables, salads and herbs
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Keep your star jasmine and others looking tip top with head gardener Tom Brown’s easy pruning guide
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The greenhouse Gaz built with his dad allows earlier sowings, so more crops are ready to plant out in May
Late-sown tomatoes
Worried you’ve left it too late to sow your tomatoes? Rosie Yeomans puts classic cherry, salad and beefsteaks to the test, and finds sowings from now are worthwhile
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50 things to do this month
WHAT TO DO NOW
50 things to do this month from the Gardeners’ World team
50 things to do this month
Thin out hemerocallis
Pinch out weak growth from the clump centre
Fork over and weed borders
Forking through soil will relieve compaction, allow rain
STEP BY STEP Sharpening shears
Sharpen the blades of your shears so they
STEP BY STEP
Sow gaps in lawns
Plant nerines in pots
Plant nerine bulbs in containers so they can
Remove old grow th from pond plants
Clear your pond now to give it a
Don’t forget
Give lawns a spring feed to encourage strong,
Create more wildlife homes
Make new shelters in your garden to attract
Add foliage to shaded spots
Large-leaved plants such as bergenias and hostas will
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Protect young plants from frost
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Don’t forget
Mulch currants and gooseberries with a 5cm layer
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Harden off dahlias during the day
Gradually expose potted dahlias to lower temperatures before
Deadhead spring bulbs
Removing dead heads of daffodils ensures the plant’s
Erect supports for climbers
Tie support structures tightly at the top with
Train sweet peas
Once you have plant supports in place, tie
Plant Asiatic lilies
Asiatic lilies need to be planted at three
10 MINUTES TO SPARE
Use shears to cut back stems of winter-flowering
Move seedlings into bigger pots
Prick out only the healthiest-looking seedlings in the
Plant a bed of asparagus
Patience pays off well when it comes to
Scented Pelargonium
Head back to Victorian times with the latest breeding of scented geraniums.
STEP BY STEP Take begonia leaf petiole cuttings
1 2 3 4 Propagate begonias by making
TOP TIP
The risk of frost will soon be over
Pot up chillies
To avoid damage hold seedlings by the leaves,
STEP BY STEP
Repot amaryllis Repot amaryllis now they have finished
Plant ginger
Now is a good time to start if
Sow cucumber seeds
Always press cucumber seeds into the compost on
Don’t forget
Introduce biological controls if the whitefly population is
Striking flamingo willow tree
Known as the ‘flamingo willow’, Salix integra ‘Hakuro-nishiki’
Start beans in pots under cover
Keep pots somewhere warmish with enough light for
Harvest rhubarb
Select medium-thickness stems so thinner ones can develop
Don’t forget
Finish planting all new fruit bushes Sow Brussels
STEP BY STEP
Sow peas Most soils will now be warm
Plant strawberries
With the soil warmer and days now that
Transplant chard
Pot up seedlings from coir pellets or modules
Plant maincrop potato tubers
Space tubers generously for a bigger crop from
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STEP BY STEP Thin out seedlings
Seedlings of leafy crops need space, so thin
Q&A
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Blackcurrant big bud This month 158 Gardeners’ Question
Gardeners’ Question Time
Our experts tackle your queries, including an over-large acer, magnolias on the move and a nectarine that won’t hold its fruit
Last words
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