Garden Answers (UK) - 1 Sep 2025
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Celebrate JUNGLE BLOOMS THRIVE IN SEPTEMBER ABUNDANCE
Celebrate JUNGLE BLOOMS THRIVE IN SEPTEMBER ABUNDANCE
Saving seeds
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What’s on...
Makes
RARE BUTTERFLY MAKES A COMEBACK
Book of the month
THE FIVE MAIN GROUPS OF HYDRANGEAS
Make way for
Excellent ECHINACEA
Excellent ECHINACEA
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Expert notes
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How to grow
September
PLUG BORDER GAPS WITH LATE-SEASON PERENNIALS
Pep up flagging containers
Trim hedges
Mulch around plants
Weatherwatch
LEAVE HIPS & SEEDS FOR BIRDS
PLANT CROCUSES FOR SPRING
Make new plants from tradescantia
Maximise light in greenhouses
Keep watering vulnerable plants
Timely tip:
TAKE INSURANCE CUTTINGS OF SALVIAS
Sow sweet peas
Don’t forget...
Fuss-free garden stars SENSATIONAL SALVIAS
PROPAGATING YOUR SALVIAS
PESTS AND DISEASES… AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM
Creating a mini-meadow using an existing lawn
Creating a mini-meadow using an existing lawn
Sowing a mini meadow from seed
KEY PLANTS IN A WILDFLOWER MEADOW
GRASS WITH WILD CLASS
Look out for...
WILDLIFE GARDEN JOBS FOR SEPTEMBER
A Banquet of Leaves and Light
A Banquet of Leaves and Light
IN THE GARDEN WITH…
The Art of Reinvention
The Art of Reinvention
IN THE GARDEN WITH…
A Welsh garden masterpiece
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A Welsh garden masterpiece
Fact file
Welcome to my lovely plot
Things to see and do in September
Welcome to my lovely plot
Recipe
Jobs in the garden
Grow flavour-packed SALADS IN A BASKET
Grow flavour-packed SALADS IN A BASKET
STRONG FLAVOUR SALADS
Solution of the month
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Pests, diseases & disorders
Flowers
Greener Gardening
Fruit & Veg
Caterpillars
Climbers
Takeover bid
Weed it or feed it?
Q Why is my new podophyllum dying?
Q Should my son cut off the spent flowers on yucca?
Q&A
Q Did black ladybirds damage my buddleja leaves?
Q I’m a new GA subscriber and novice gardener. What other help is available to me?
Growth deficit
Q Is a 15-year-old wisteria suffering from hard prune?
Q How do we tidy up these different pergola plants?
Q What’s devouring my strawberries?
Q What are these striking caterpillars?
Q Why is a mullein moth on my figwort?
Stop the rot
Q When do we harvest apricots?
Q Can we treat raspberries to stop leaf yellowing?
Q What’s causing plum leaf mottling?
Q How do we stop black pitting on ‘Charlotte’ potatoes?
Q Is there any hope for our poorly fig?
Plant identification
Q Should I pot up the offsets on my overcrowded aloe?
Fill in the gaps
Q Last year I used nematodes to treat vine weevils on my hostas, so what is the problem this year?
HOW TO GET GREENER... HEDGES
HOW TO GET GREENER... HEDGES
Wildlife-friendly plants for a mixed hedge
Chop to it! FIND YOUR PERFECT LOPPERS
Chop to it! FIND YOUR PERFECT LOPPERS
What to look for...
STANDARD LOPPERS
GEARED LOPPERS
COMPOUND-ACTION LOPPERS
Vintage pelargonium
Amazing amaryllis
Super silhouettes
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End to the rot
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