Good gardening guide

Jobs for the month, planting ideas, garden inspiration and expert advice. Come back soon - it's regularly updated!

See our pick of the gardens at the Hampton Court Flower Show 2009

See our pick of the gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show 2009

What to do in the garden now

● This month's gardening jobs - August: tasks for now, from our magazine experts

● Seasonal style: Prepare your garden for spring

● The gardening year: summer

Grow your own fruit and veg

How to grow sunshine fruits Citrus fruit, figs, pineapples...

How to grow tomatoes

● How to grow strawberries -  no matter what the size of your outside space

● Grow your own salad: leaves, herbs and more...

Planting ideas

● Fragrant flowers: plant a scented garden

● The best plants for a north-facing garden

● The best plants for a south-facing garden 

● The best plants for a east-facing garden 

● The best plants for a west-facing garden 

Gardening tips and advice

Love your fromt garden Create a great first impression

Transform your garden in an afternoon Quick makeover for your outside space

Best plants for coastal gardens

● Your gardening problems solved: answers to common gardening questions, with Good Housekeeping's gardening editor Pattie Barron

● In the garden with Alan Titchmarsh: what inspires the nation's best-loved gardener?

● Q&A with Alan Titchmarsh: answers to common gardening questions

● Create your own cottage garden: how to achieve the look 

● Top 10 cottage garden plants

● Low-maintenance garden: planting ideas for an easy-care garden

● Make the most of your shed: get the best from your garden retreat

● Small garden ideas: ways to maximise your outside space

Sowing and growing

How to grow climbers for free

● How to grow plants from seed: step-by-step guide

● How to plant a hanging basket: step-by-step guide

● How to plant a climber: step-by-step guide

● How to plant a container-grown tree: step-by-step guide

● How to transfer a new plant into a pot: step-by-step guide

● Make the most of your shed

Practical projects

● Make your own trellis: step by step to a climbing-plant support

● More garden gear to make: kneeler, customise tools, update garden furniture, lanterns to make - and more

Environmentally friendly gardening

● Install a living roof

● Welcome wildlife into your garden: garden accessories designed with wildlife in mind

● Make your own pots: recycle newspaper into seedling pots

● Grow a wild-flower meadow: you need only a few square metres

● Guerrilla gardening Q&A: cultivation of wasteland explained

Garden inspiration

● Our pick of the gardens at the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show

● Top trends from the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show

● A Chelsea garden - how to get the look

● Flower-aranging inspiration from the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show

● The 10 best coastal gardens to visit: be inspired beside the sea

● Our pick of the gardens at the Hampton Court Flower Show 2009

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