Garden News (UK) - 23 Dez 2025
WINTER Wonders!
‘Holly is such an icon of the season’
EXPERT ADVICE
NEW FOR
2026
What to do NOW!
3 Shrubs for wow until spring
Packed with brilliant advice EVERY WEEK!
2 Prune your berries
Make the most of Christmas lull!
Get planting for winter wow
Our cover star: Prunus ‘Autumnalis’
Readers and their gardens
Rob Smith’s homegrown Christmas
Stefan Buczacki solves your gardening problems, including lifesaving advice for acers, which compost to use, and what to do with fairy rings
Carol Klein talks holly – the evergreen icon of winter – plus her gardening week at Glebe Cottage
How to prune raspberries and blackberries, plus other tasks for your fruit and veg
It’s time for a tool tune-up to get gardening equipment ready for the growing season!
Plant shrubs that deliver winter wow, plus others jobs to do in the flower garden
Kitchen Gardener Rob Smith shows us how to have a homegrown Christmas
Karen Gimson’s festive carrot and nut roast – it’s a Christmas cracker!
Grow a garden of midwinter wonder to brighten up the cold months
Garden Helpers – who’s given you a helping hand this week?
New for the bookshelf – four books to inspire and delight
Ian Thwaites has top tips for keeping succulents happy
Martin Fish shares his six winter stunners
The expert guide to 2026’s garden stars
Bag a bargain on mushroom kits
News from the gardening world
Take a look at readers’ gardens
Win prizes with our crossword
Your letters and photos
Create a festive display
Garden of the Week
HOSEPIPE BANS LOOM IN 2026
Gardening art show blooms in Paris
HOW TO TACKLE WATER SHORTAGES
Trust calls for support
WHAT GROWS TOGETHER £22 Jamie Butterworth
RHS PLANT FINDER 2026 £16.99
DIARY OF A KEEN GARDENER £20 Mary Keen
GARDEN helpers!
Backhouse to the future!
Backhouse to the future!
Key plants at Backhouse Rossie
Caroline’s top tips
Grow a garden of MIDWINTER WONDERS
Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’
Clematis ‘Christmas Surprise’
Grow a garden of MIDWINTER WONDERS
Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’
Galanthus plicatus ‘Three Ships’
Iris unguicularis
Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’
Lonicera purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’
Chimonanthus praecox
Mahonia media ‘Winter Sun’
Sarcococca confusa
The expert guide to 2026’s garden stars
Aruncus ‘Silver Filigree’
Agastache ‘Beelicious Pink’
Cornus alba ‘Nightfall’
Prunus ‘Starlight’
Cosmos atrosanguineus ‘Cherry Chocolate’
Nepeta ‘Magical Mr Blue Sky’
Cosmos atrosanguineus ‘Cherry Chocolate’
Deutzia ‘Tokyo Delight’
Rose ‘Perfume Dreams’
Prunus ‘Starlight’
Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’
Weigela florida ‘Arabian Nights’ (Prism Series)
IT’S TIME FOR A TOOL TUNE-UP!
DRAIN HOSES AND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
OIL YOUR SPADE
IT’S TIME FOR A TOOL TUNE-UP!
SORT OUT THE BARBECUE
SERVICE THE MOWER
SHARPEN SECATEURS
CLEAN CONTAINERS
EMPTY AND CLEAN SPRAYERS
TOP TIPS
The evergreen icon OF WINTER
Iris unguicularis
The evergreen icon OF WINTER
my gardening DIARY
Prepping for the winter
Veggies are top of the crops in my garden
Seasonal colour puts on a show
My highlight
Veggies are top of the crops in my garden
Seasonal colour puts on a show
My highlight
My highlight
CREATE A FESTIVE DISPLAY
What to do THIS WEEK
TOP TIPS
PLANT SHRUBS FOR WINTER WOW
GARDEN NEWS RECOMMENDS
CARE FOR CYCLAMEN
SOW AND CHILL SEEDS
PRUNE ACERS
CHECK FOR MEALYBUGS
PINCH OUT SWEET PEAS
MY SIX WINTER STUNNERS
HANDY HINTS
PRUNE RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES
DIG VEG BEDS
HARVEST CAULIFLOWERS
TOP TIPS
TRIM ACTINIDIA
PRUNE RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES
Have a homegrown Christmas!
Keep up the cropping
Have a homegrown Christmas!
Method
Carrot and nut Christmas roast
Ingredients
Get ready for the longer days
Why has my pyracantha done well?
FOUR GREAT WALL SHRUBS
A lily-like plant has randomly appeared!
Can our acer be saved?
What compost should I add to my garden?
Is the chicory plant also called endive?
Are pests damaging the leaves of my choisya?
How can I deal with a fairy ring?
Why were my peppers disappointing?
Why are my sweet pea seedlings so leggy?
What do I do with flowered stems on a dendrobium orchid?
My Tulipa tarda plants produced seeds this year – if I planted them would they grow into bulbs?
I want to plant lilies where I’ve grown roses – what soil preparation is needed?
Our Clematis ‘Josephine’ died suddenly so can I plant a ‘Mrs Cholmondeley’ in the same place?
What chemical can I use for doing soil pH tests?
LIKE A CHALLENGE?
TEA BREAK
5 bulbs of lovely Lily ‘Pretty Woman’ WORTH £13.99
A kiss to remember!
Best of this week’s short & sweets!
Purple persuasion
Iris encore
Wreath relief!
Colour coding
Bag a bargain on mushroom kits
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