Amateur Gardening is more than a magazine, it is a family of gardening enthusiasts and experts and everyone is welcome.

As we head into the full swing of the festive season this issue provides you with lots of excuses to get outside and garden. Not because you must, but because to be able to step away from it all and marvel in the wonder of the natural world and the space in which you garden is a thoroughly enjoyable and wholesome feel-good thing to do. It may be deep in winter slumber, but there are hopeful signs of the spring to come if we tune in and look. 

In this issue our brilliant experts include Ruth Hayes, Bob Flowerdew, Graham Clarke, Anne Swithinbank, Lucy Chamberlain, Val Bourne (now an award-winning journalist), Sue Bradley, Michael Perry, Beth Chatto Gardens, John Negus and new columnists Michael Palmer, Andrew Oldham and  Adam Kirtland. We also feature excellent contributions from Sally Morgan, The National Gardens Scheme and Mark Diacono, plus many more ideas and inspiration besides.

Amateur Gardening is more than a magazine, it is a family of gardening enthusiasts and experts and everyone is welcome.

As we head into the full swing of the festive season this issue provides you with lots of excuses to get outside and garden. Not because you must, but because to be able to step away from it all and....