Organic Gardening Magazine

Be Bee-friendly

Gardening is unthinkable without bumble and honey bees – but both are now under serious threat. Gunars Ulmanis provides a guide to the state of play – and explains how we can help.

Bean feast

Pretty, prolific, delicious and easy to grow, French beans are a delight in both garden and kitchen, says Joyce Russell.

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Plans for planters

Toby Buckland provides a step by step guide to making a summer herb planter – and growing the herbs to fill it.

Growing greener

Lisa Buckland talks to husband Toby about the ‘ethical garden’ he is designing for this year’s Gardeners’ World Live using ideas from their own garden, from reclaimed stone to salvaged driftwood.

Not high & dry

Dry garden? No problem! Just keep the nectar flowing and butterflies, bees and many other insects will thrive there, says Jenny Steel.

The Wiggly way

Ann Somerset Miles meets Heather Gorringe, founder of mail-order company Wiggly Wigglers, whose latest catalogue is more than ‘a fork full of country’ – it’s a way of life.

Time to fight back

The growing attempts to discredit organic gardening need challenging at every opportunity. John Walker thinks we’re just the folk for the job – and has some tips on how to do it.

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