Woman's Weekly Living Series

Published by IPC Media.

Published 9 times per year the Woman's Weekly Living Series has issues daedicated to health, gardening, cooking and knitting, as well as seasonal specials.

Editorial

Woman's Weekly Living Series

LET’S GET gardening • All the best news and views hand-picked for you

Indoor gardening

3 NEW BUYS Veg for containers

Problem SOLVED! • We meet four gardeners who overcame challenges in size, shape or aspect in their respective plots in order to design, build and plant beautiful gardens...

TIPS FOR SMARTENING UP SMALL SPACES • If the obstacles presented by a complete garden makeover are too daunting, consider revamping small areas of the garden in bite-sized chunks …

TOP 10 summer power flowers • From gladioli to lilies, get flowering bulbs in the ground now for an explosion of colour this summer

Ask the RHS EXPERTS • The Royal Horticultural Society’s Chief Horticultural Advisor, Guy Barter, answers your gardening queries

THE JOYS OF Spring • Create a colourful display with striking pots full of seasonal blooms

Tips for container planting

Nature’s GOLD • Plant up a pretty wire basket with blue and gold spring flowers to brighten up patios or terraces, doorsteps and tables

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

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The great ESCAPE • Want to make your garden an even more enjoyable place to be? Use these ideas to create a healthy haven...

Garden Designer Sarah Oxby’s dos and don’ts for small spaces

Dates for your DIARY • It’s a good time to visit local gardens and see spring start to emerge. A number of Covid-safe events are scheduled, but be sure to check websites and social media for up-to-date info

PERFECT potatoes • WORDS: FRANCESCO PONZIANI.

Categories of spud • There are roughly 450 varieties of potatoes for the amateur gardener to choose from, offering an array of flavours, textures, and harvest timings. Potatoes are generally categorised into three groups: ‘First early’, ‘Second early’ and ‘Maincrop’.

Royally good SPUDS • Jersey Royals season is just around the corner, and they are one of our favourite new potato varieties for cooking with...

A slice of PARADISE • The beauty of the new Paradise Garden at RHS Bridgewater is sure to inspire you to add a touch of this Asian heritage style, which dates back centuries

Design principles

Plants from PARADISE • If you aren’t lucky enough to have a walled garden microclimate, don’t worry: with clever choices of plants, it’s possible to create a paradise feeling in any garden. Marcus Chilton-Jones, Curator of RHS Garden Bridgewater, and Team Leader for the Inner Walled Garden Dr Sylvia Travers highlight some of the more challenging plants found in the Paradise Garden and offer tips for success in tricky climates.

Beyond paradise

SPRING secrets • Richard Moore, Botanical Horticulturist at RBG Kew, on what to love about spring

Plentiful BLOOMS • Multiply some favourites for your summer displays for free by propagating them now!

8 GORGEOUS GARDENS to visit in 2021 • A visit to one of Britain’s beautiful floral treasures will soon put a spring in your step...

Just the JOB • The garden is waking up – so venture out and see what needs working on