Amateur Gardening Magazine
24 March, 2026
Upbeat practical gardening ideas from our friendly family of experts to help enable you to get set for the year ahead. From resilient planting solutions including guides on working with peat-free compost, hardening off seedlings, growing food for free, Easter bank holiday plant and project ideas, jobs for the fortnight, Ask AG and much more besides. This issue, our merry band of brilliant AG expert contributors include Ruth Hayes, Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank, Kim Stoddart, Lucy Chamberlain, Michael Perry, Rosie Irving, John Negus, Mike Palmer, Graham Clarke, Stephanie Hafferty, Nick Hamilton, Liz Zorab and Toby Buckland!
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How to properly prepare seedlings for planting out
Slaying the ‘greenhouse monster’ and using peat-free compost
6 sensational spring blossoms to savour
Easter gardening gift guide
Life is stirring - but bide your time
4 wonder plants with many uses
10 of the best rabbit-proof plants
Crossword... just for fun!
4 ideas to help beat the hungry gap
The beautiful bounty of easy-growing legumes
Why we should choose classy chaenomeles
How to grow pretty perfect pulmonarias
