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Let Chelsea inspire us all!

AWESOME GARDENS IN AUCKLAND! • New features are coming in a unique market town regeneration, reports Ian Hodgson

Compact and in the pink • Editor at large Ian Hodgson's pick of new pink-flowered plants and a tried and tested favourite

WILD PLANTS TRIGGER SUCCULENT STORM • Society chairman resigns after member backlash on showing wild-collected plants, reports Ian Hodgson

Your garden GEMS! • Top gardening tips from our readers

Breaking the rhodo rules! • One gardener has turned conventional wisdom on its head, growing spectacular ericaceous plants in a limestone quarry garden

CHELSEA HERE WE COME! • The world-famous flower show is just around the corner so here’s a peek at what this year’s gardens have in store for us

A VIEW FROM THE NURSERY • Ever wondered about the love that goes into producing your plants? Peter McDermott, managing director of Lincolnshire-based YouGarden, shares an insight into what happens

The cheeriness OF TULIPS • With bold and bright blooms and a rich history to boot, it’s no wonder we love them so much

Over the FENCE

PLANT A SUCCULENT HANGING BASKET • Make an easy, no-fuss feature to hang in the garden

PLANT OUT CANNAS • These exotic plants will be spectacular this summer if given some TLC

BEAT SLUGS AND SNAILS! • There are plenty of natural measures you can take to control these pesky plant eaters!

GROW TOMATOES IN THE GREENHOUSE • Planting them as the first flower buds form is ideal

It’s ready, set, sow for my runner beans • I’m also taking action to keep pesky pigeons off calabrese plants and looking after basil seedlings

Rhubarb cream with almond granola

Let bedding take centre stage • Pots of these pretty plants can be moved around the garden to create hotspots of colour

THE PROBLEM SOLVER • Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time

TEA BREAK • Weekly prize crossword

Pick of the POST

Great savings on the ‘Plant of the Centenary’!

Enjoy the sweet scent of jasmine

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