Nurturing a deeper understanding of gardening

Amateur Gardening is proud to encourage its readers to work with nature. Sue Bradley discovers how increasing numbers of people are embracing organic methods of gardening

WHEN you’re choosing plants at the garden centre, from a catalogue or a website, how can you be sure you’re buying a specimen which has been tried, tested and found to be worth spending your money on?

Creating beautiful spaces while increasing biodiversity, minimising environmental impact and preserving natural resources is a common goal – here, garden experts share their methods

FOR those without a garden of their own – or perhaps without one big enough to grow all they want to grow – owning an allotment can be a vital sanctuary, a community and a productive space. There are

Getting children into gardening gives them so much. They learn about the cycle of life, where food comes from, about wildlife and being outside. Research shows that if children are involved in gardeni

Frances Tophill, one of the UK’s most recognisable gardeners, tells Sue Bradley how she’s adapted to gardening in different areas and why she is on a mission to get more young people growing plants