As we emerge slowly but surely into spring, and hopefully kinder, warmer days after the seemingly- relentless wetness of this winter past, it’s time to blossom and grow.   In this latest issue of Amateur Gardening, our friendly family of gardening experts offer lots of ideas, advice and inspiration for the gardening fortnight ahead. From flowers and planting for shade, tulips, penstemon bells of beauty, resilient plants, gardening for wellbeing, vertical planting, easy herbs, peas, compost-making, tasty tea from the garden…, we have you covered this Easter.   This issue, our merry band of brilliant AG expert contributors include Ruth Hayes, Bob Flowerdew, Graham Clarke, Anne Swithinbank, Lucy Chamberlain, Val Bourne, Sue Bradley, Michael Perry, Beth Chatto Gardens, John Negus, Michael Palmer, Andrew Oldham, Adam Kirtland and Chris Collins. We also feature excellent contributions from Liz Zorab and the The National Garden Scheme.

As we emerge slowly but surely into spring, and hopefully kinder, warmer days after the seemingly- relentless wetness of this winter past, it’s time to blossom and grow.   In this latest issue of Amateur Gardening, our friendly family of gardening experts offer lots of ideas, advice and inspiration for the gardening fortnight ahead. F....