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

SUMPTUOUS SPRING BEAUTY • Now this is a front garden to be proud of! So often they get overlooked but this scene is bursting with colourful seasonal delights that will bring a smile to visitors’ faces

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

Colour boost • Welcome the advent of spring colours with rainbow-inspired garden and homeware

WISLEY’S £6M COMPENSATION CALL

DOG SNIFFS OUT DEADLY TREE PATHOGEN

Wish list • Blooming from February to March, crocuses bring beauty, light and colour to the garden.

WIN A STIGA BL 100E KIT LEAF BLOWER

What’s on…

What to wear? • Can you identify which pieces of clothing the following plants are named after?

NEW HOME FOR KEW PLANTS

SEARCH IS ON FOR RARE PINK DAFFODIL

30-minute makes • Try this cool and sophisticated, minimalist spring floral display. The elegance lies within its simplicity – compared to the usual theatrical tulip arrangements.

Book of the month

QUIZ ANSWERS

Fantastic FOLIAGE • Why wait until autumn to enjoy vibrant foliage colourwhen trees and shrubs can look just as spectacular in spring says Louise Curley

Add warmth with SUN LOVERS FOR BORDER EDGES • Soften your border edges and please the pollinators with low-level drought tolerant plants

Charming CAMELLIAS • Blooming from autumn to spring, camellias delight with their exotic-looking yet surprisingly hardy flowers, says Sue Fisher

Expert notes

OUR PICK OF THE BEST

Spring • Planting time is upon us! It’s such an exciting time of year when we get to start off the plants that are going to bring us so much joy for months to come

PLANT EXCITING SUMMER BULBS • Boost borders later in the season with a rich diversity of spectacular flowers

SPRING CLEAN YOUR HOUSEPLANTS • Now is a great time to give houseplants some attention before they start growing again. Cover a worktop or table with a plastic sheet and gather them all together

Conjure up a little WHITE MAGIC • Create a cool spectacle beneath a stunning magnolia with early perennials and spring bulbs

A taste for the UNUSUAL • Adrian Thomas recommends some less familiar plants that will look great and be a talking point in your garden, while also being excellent for wildlife

A paintbox of colours • This vibrant garden looks good from every angle thanks to its exciting rainbow palette

A shimmering urban oasis • Citrus-bright flowers bring this shady oasis to life, with blooms set off by glossy evergreens and grasses that create a soothing Japanese look

Heavenly Harlow • RHS Garden Harlow Carr offers woodland and wildflower meadows, alpine gardens, water and lavish perennial borders set within the Yorkshire countryside

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Welcome to my lovely plot • Over 12 years of gardening on her allotment, Olga has learned that mulching is one of the most important jobs

Grow your own ‘RAINBOW BEET’ • From deep red to sunshine yellow, brighten up your plate with this tasty all-rounder

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

Q&A • Why do I lose echinaceas? Will lettuce grow in a container? Read on…

Garden RESCUE • Let the drama unfold with Japanese-themed planting and artifacts, says Ian Hodgson

Time for a POWER CUT • Geoff Hodge looks at robotic lawnmowers – the way forward for hassle-free grass...