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Garden News is Britain's most trusted voice in gardening with practical and informative advice features from experts, including Carol Klein. Plus, the step-by-step guides and how to tips and tricks are easy to follow and will ensure your garden is at it's best - whatever the weather!

Let’s do our bit for bugs in winter

HELP AT HAND • Gardening industry collaborates to create an outdoor space for a centre for people with MND, reports Ian Hodgson

Perennials for perfect performance • Editor at large Ian Hodgson's pick of new early bloomers and a tried and tested favourite

Joy in the darkness • Offering cancer care centres that celebrate the joy of living was the wish of Maggie Keswick Jencks, and is epitomised by the garden at Maggie’s Edinburgh – the first of many Maggie’s centres

SNOWDROPS: STARS OF THE SEASON • These classic blooms are one of the loveliest heralds of spring

CHEERS TO MIMOSAS! • Bring winter sunshine to your garden with acacia, and enjoy fragrant, golden blooms through the coldest months

WHERE DO INSECTS GO FOR WINTER? • Tiny critters are much less obvious in the winter. But where do they go and what can we do to help? Jean Vernon explores

Hope springs with SNOWDROPS • Just when the garden seems darkest, these beauties burst through year after year

Over the FENCE

START SOWING PELARGONIUMS • Begin nurturing plants indoors now for fabulous summer colour in your patio pots

PLANT A BOTTLE GARDEN • Try going under glass as a low-care yet creative way to display plants indoors

POT AND SOW SWEET PEAS • Start these now, then again in early spring for months of scented, colourful blooms

SOW CHILLI SEED • Kick off your chilli crop now for a hot and tasty harvest!

Crop care in cold weather • Stay one step ahead with quick jobs to boost productivity

Broccoli and cheese sauce bake

Chrysanth cuttings made easy • Fine-tune your timing and technique for show-stopping plants

THE PROBLEM SOLVER

TEA BREAK • Weekly prize crossword

Pick of the POST

World exclusive sweet pea collection

Super sweet savings on strawberries

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