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.

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

Welcome

Celebrate STAYING AT HOME • Who needs a holiday abroad when you can escape to a garden filled with stunning flowers from the southern hemisphere?

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

Club Tropicana • Get in the holiday mood with these tropical essories

Gardeners

Houseplants gear up for the fast lane

Wish list • Check out these new spring-flowering bulbs to order now

Grow more with RENT-A-PLOT

WHAT’S IN PEAT-FREE?

NATIONAL TRUST GARDENER’S TONIC GOODIES WORTH £100

30-minute makes • Add paper petals to LED fairy lights for a pretty twist

PLAN YOUR STAYCATION Summer starts here!

WILDFLOWERS on the rise

Daisy, Daisy... • Give me your answer do. Can you ID these distinctive daisies? Answers on p16 (we’ll accept common names!)

What’s on...

RECORD NUMBERS ENTER Shed of the Year • A record-breaking 331 entrants submitted their sheds for the annual comp – from boutiques to bars and wildlife retreats

Gardener’s BOOKSHELF

Daisy Daisy

Summer staycation • Holidays at home mean we can soak up the sensory delights of our own patch. Naomi Slade has some timely tips

Create you own Sunshine.... • Plant sunny yellow flowers and other bright colours to create an upbeat holiday mood

GALLERY

GALLERY

Natural sounds DELICIOUS FLAVOURS

Creative touch • Home comforts and artistic elements help to personalise your space

Grow the stars of the SHORELINE • Eryngiums might look wild and spiky, but they’re very easy going. Sue Fisher picks her favourites

Three to try

Success with eryngiums

August • Keep the summer garden looking its vibrant best by watering, feeding and deadheading plants. It’s also time to plant autumn-flowering bulbs and rejuvenate your pond to keep it crystal clear

PRUNE WISTERIA • Wisteria need a summer prune to tidy up the plant, reduce sappy growth and encourage flowering. Don’t prune too late in August or you’ll remove the new flower buds.

PLANT LATE-BLOOMING BULBS • Boost autumn planting schemes with vivid pink, purple and gold bulbs

It’s time to PRIMP YOUR POND! • Keep water features looking fresh, clean and healthy

Build a simple PALLET BAR • Dust off your saw and power tools to create this surprisingly chic cocktail corner

Create a butterfly haven • Our precious pollinators will love the purple and yellow flowers in this vibrant colour-pop border

MAKE THE DISPLAY LAST

“It’s easy to forget you’re in London” • Jamaica meets Clapham in this colourful tropical garden. Owner Wayne Amiel shares his vision

IN THE GARDEN WITH…

“Our garden is full of surprises” • Oriental treasures and exotic-looking plants evoke overseas adventures in this dramatic garden. Owners Stephanie and John treat us to a tour

IN THE GARDEN WITH…

“We love to share the garden with wildlife” • Fragrant flowers, fruit and veg create a colourful sanctuary for wildlife – and humans! Owners Jane and Mark Glanville share its highlights

IN THE GARDEN WITH…

ABBOTSBURY’S MEDITERRANEAN BANK “We made the most of a south-facing suntrap” • Abbotsbury’s head gardener Stephen Griffith explains how to turn a sunny spot into an exciting slice of the Med

MEDITERRANEAN BANK • Team exotic-looking flowers and architectural foliage for colour and drama

Grow wildflowers from seed • Boost your garden’s...