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Lighten the load & love your plot

SPRING SHOWS AHOY! • An exciting season of events is kicking off to tempt gardeners, writes Ian Hodgson

Perennials for the classic cottage look • Editor at large Ian Hodgson's pick of new perennials and a tried and tested favourite

From slope to sanctuary • Five years after taking on a difficult Gloucestershire garden, Shirley Sills has turned it into a colourful haven, finding therapy, creativity and joy in every curve and corner

KEEP YOUR GARDEN CHORE-FREE! • Dreaming of a beautiful space that takes care of itself? Here’s how you can enjoy more blooms and less backache

Prop up your perennials • Wind, rain, and heavy blooms will test any border – but a few smart supports can make all the difference

Grow your own STRAWBERRIES • Forget pricey punnets and set yourself and your garden up for a summer of sweet, match-winning flavour

Easter’s fluffy SPRING STAR • From dazzling blooms to whimsical seedheads, pasqueflowers steal the show this season

Over the FENCE

GET ON TOP OF WEEDS • Beat them the eco-friendly way – pull, hoe and leave wild corners for nature

DIVIDE HOUSEPLANTS • As your indoor jungle wakes up after winter, now’s the time for extra care

RENOVATE A MOSSY LAWN • Bring it back to life – just in time for summer

PACK DWARF VEG INTO A TIGHT SPACE • Compact, high-yield crops make it easy to grow your own delicious harvests in the smallest of spots

Raising my growing game • Elevated beds give better conditions than my heavy clay soil

Apple and sultana slice

The beauty of bloodroot • This spring-flowering plant is gorgeous and gory in equal measure!

THE PROBLEM SOLVER

TEA BREAK • Weekly prize crossword

Pick of the POST

Begonia ‘Illumination Tropical Shades’

Beautiful Hydrangea ‘Groundbreaker Blush’

Fabulous fuchsias for doorways and patios

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