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We love February

The more pessimistic gardener, when confronted with February, may possibly scowl, pull their woolliest cardigan tighter and proclaim that “the only good thing about February is that it is short.” On these pages we are not like that: we are smiley, optimistic and a friend to all seasons. It may be cold and miserable, and our gardens may be a bit bleak and soggy, but we know that if we look hard enough there is colour and that spring is looming. We greet February with a cheerful whistle and a quick tap dance: apart from anything else it really winds up the pessimists!

Expert’s choice

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The Full Monty

It’s all too easy to get lost searching for the ‘right’ horticultural methods, but the real joy of gardening lies in finding your own way, says Monty

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The view from your side of the fence

Clippings

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

News in brief

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Crucial cutbacks

It’s time to finish your winter pruning. Monty shares his advice on the key plants to cut back this month and why this is an important job to get done

Making a Garden: A PLACE FOA HOMEGROWN

In this second part of the series, Alan Titchmarsh shares his expert tips on how to bring fruit and veg into the heart of your garden

Success with SUCCULENTS

In the third part of our new series, Sarah Gerrard-Jones unveils the house plants that will give you flowers for months on end with minimum care

Colour to dye for

Create unique colours to revive your favourite clothes with Raph Dilhan’s guide to homegrown dyes

GARDENING FOR HEALTH

A happy head

“The garden has been a really great creative thing for me”

Novice gardener and artist Ian Rayer-Smith has turned a blank canvas into this masterpiece of informal and formal design – one of our Gardens of the Year finalists

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Sustainable flower power

Plastic-wrapped air-freighted bouquets can take a heavy toll on the planet. Celestina Robertson offers a greener approach and explains how to grow your own cut flowers in tune with nature

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Give wildlife a home

The results of our annual review of garden wildlife * are in, so what’s thriving (and not) in the nation’s gardens, and what can you do to make a difference? GW Wildlife Editor, Kate Bradbury, reveals all and shares easy wildlife projects to complete this year

BUYER’S GUIDE Bird feed

Attract a rich variety of bird life to your garden this year – and bask in the warm glow of giving them a helping hand – with Kay Maguire’s bird feed Buyer’s Guide

12 best chillies to grow now

It’s time to sow chillies… but which ones should you grow? To help you choose the best, we’ve asked some of the UK’s top growers for their favourite pepper picks

February Growing guide

There’s plenty you can sow and plant now for harvests throughout the year

WHAT TO DO NOW

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

Monty’s month

Snowdrops are easy to naturalise through your garden,

FLOWERS

STEP BY STEP Lift and divide clumps of

BACK TO BASICS

Selecting the thickest stems, cut them horizontally just

GREENHOUSE

QUICK SOLUTIONS Dig up a clump of mint

FRUIT AND VEG

STEP BY STEP Add new compost to fruit

AROUND THE GARDEN

Prune out reverted shoots Look for plain green

Q&A

This month 134 Gardeners’ Question Time The BBC

Gardeners’ Question Time

Our experts tackle your gardening queries, including unhappy worms, what to do with spent compost and growing pine trees from seed

Crossword

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

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