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March 2012

The Garden

March 2012 March 2012

March 2012

The Garden

March 2012 March 2012

March 2012

The Garden

March 2012 March 2012

March 2012

The Garden

March 2012 March 2012

March 2012

The Garden

March 2012 March 2012

March 2012

The Garden

March 2012 March 2012

Gardens

  • Plants for bugs

    Introducing a new series on Living Gardens, Helen Bostock highlights the value of domestic gardens for wildlife

  • Unusual tastes

    Paul Barney grows many exotic edible plants, as Simon Garbutt discovers when he visits the Berkshire nursery Edulis.

Plants

  • A cherry to cherish

    Roy Lancaster unveils the history behind Charles Sargent and Prunus sargentii

  • Rendering a living masterpiece

    Ahead of this month’s RHS exhibition, Ian Hodgson enjoys some fine examples of botanical art old and new

  • Outdoor gerbera

    Graham Clarke looks at hardy cultivars of these popular cut flowers

  • Suceed with... auriculas

    Advised by Lesley Roberts, Phil Clayton learns how to grow auriculas to their best

Advice

  • So broad minded

    Following a 2011 RHS Trial, Sue Stickland praises the versatility of broad beans, gives tips for growing and harvesting this early crop, and names the award winners

  • Garden practice - pruning shrubs

    With different methods available for pruning garden shrubs, Holly Farrell
    explains how to achieve well-shaped, floriferous, healthy plants

  • RHS Advice

    This is month’s topics include slug and snail control, how to plant
    summer bulbs and tubers, dealing with frost damage to new foliage and sowing sweet peas – with timely reminders of other jobs for March

  • Wildlife: Common earwigs

    Andrew Halstead takes a closer look at these easily recognised insects that are common throughout Britain and Ireland

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