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Contents

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We love March

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Expert ’s choice

Early daffodils

The Full Monty

As ‘middle age’ continues to expand far into what was formerly ‘old age’, this affects what we want from, and how we use, our gardens, says Monty

Have your say

The view from your side of the fence

Clippings

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

2 for 1 entry Delightful daffodils

Discover our pick of the best gardens to see daffodils across the UK this month and make the most of your current 2 for 1 card – valid until 7 April

Grow your FREE seeds

Sow your tomato and marigold seeds now, for summer bounty

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Plant of the month Lavatera ‘Barnsley Baby’

Sensational structure

Add year-round definition to your garden using a topiary plant adorned with colourful flowers and foliage

Coming up on GW TV

As we welcome Gardeners’ World back to our screens this month, Executive Producer Gary Broadhurst reveals what to expect in 2023

Longmeadow tour

Discover some of the recent changes at Longmeadow, including widening beds, new plantings and creating a bog garden – plus a new four-legged friend joins the team

ADAM FROST’S GARDENING FOR HEALTH

Eating healthily

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Kit up for less

In this latest part of our Thrifty Grower series, Sue Fisher reveals her tips on how to get all the garden tools you need – at a fraction of the cost

Four ways to get tools for less

Save cash, preserve resources and even make a new friend or two along with way with these thrifty garden tool tips

Your thrifty kit directory

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New learning for greener growing

In January 2022 we kicked off a campaign to help everyone garden in a greener way. At the end of the year we asked for your feedback and discovered plenty of useful tips to improve our methods, so we’re sharing them, plus your views, here

NEW GREEN KIT 2023

Eco-conscious gardening is easier if you have the right tools for the job – helping you to save water, cut waste and use less plastic. Kay Maguire highlights the latest eco products available this year

SPRING INTO ACTION

Discover which key tasks to tackle this month as Monty reveals his spring action plan and favourite plants of the season

Caring for orchids

Flowering for months on end, orchids make great house plants – Sarah Gerrard-Jones explains how to keep these exotic treasures happy

PART 3 Making a garden: A PLACE FOR PEOPLE

In this latest instalment of his design series, Alan Titchmarsh looks at how to make your garden a calming space for all

PART 1 A garden in pots

Follow Lucy Bellamy’s guide as she shows you how to create a flourishing garden for all seasons using only containers

“I don’t follow convention – Ilike that the garden can surprise me”

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YOUR PRUNING MONTH

As spring makes its presence felt, Frances Tophill explains what can be cut back now

Your wildlife month

The invasive Spanish slug has thrived in the

Pollinator patch

WILDLIFE PROJECT

Step-by-step sowing

How to create a cornfield annual wildflower patch in a bare piece of ground

Five favourite wildflowers

These colourful, pollinator-friendly cornfield annuals are all ideal for sowing now

Tomatoes

…whatever the weather veg trial

Bush tomato results

These more compact plants are easy to grow and produce lots of fruit – Jack put three to the test

Outdoor vs indoor

Jack also grew all these varieties indoors: here’s how they compared to the outdoor crops

Sow easy

How to get your plants off to a great start

Small space big flavour

Join Rukmini Iyer over the next eight months as she grows and cooks tasty veg in her small plot – here she starts by sowing indoors and making homegrown herb frittata

Hassle-free harvests

In his brand new series Jack Wallington will show you how to grow big harvests with little effort. He starts by looking at how to choose your crops, what to sow now and how to prepare your soil

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WHAT TO DO NOW

50 things to do this month from the Gardeners’ World team

Monty’s month

Pot up stored dahlia tubers, then keep them

Plant shallots

Plant shallot sets into weed-free soil enriched with

Service your lawnmower

Remove old mud and clippings to help prevent

BUDDLEIA

Cut back buddleia hard, so the lower down,

FLOWERS

STEP BY STEP Prune hardy fuchsias Cut back

GREENHOUSE

STEP BY STEP Plant gladioli in pots 1

FRUIT AND VEG

Parsnip seeds can be slow to germinate, so

Layering shrubs

Select a strong and healthy non-flowering stem near

AROUND THE GARDEN

STEP BY STEP Plan plant supports Put plant

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Gardeners’ Question Time

Our experts tackle your gard ening queries, including moving a daphne, plants to grow on a green ro of and a pond that wildlife seems to avoid

Crossword

Put down your trowel, pick up a pen and exercise those brain muscles instead…

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