In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Gardens Illustrated

• THE GARDENER COOK March
  Food writer and allotmenteer Jojo Tulloh livens up March by planting exotic Indian roots and spices, and suggests recipe ideas to make the most of unusual home-grown ingredients and foraged wild greens
• Herbs for cooks
  From spearmint to French tarragon, herb expert Jekka McVicar lists the essential culinary herbs that no gardener-cook should be without
• DIG IN
  What's new, what's growing and what's going on this month
• THE GARDENER COOK April
  April is the cruellest month for an impatient Jojo, but her frustration is tempered by fast-growing radishes and the anticipation of her first asparagus harvest
• Tips for sowing seeds
  The act of sowing seed is perfectly simple, but making sure you always read the packet, plan ahead and find the right method will ensure successful germination every time
• THE GARDENER COOK May
  May is a very busy month for gardeners so, in the absence of a ‘gardening third eye’, Jojo decides to go Zen rather than lose her cool
• Best of both worlds
  The kitchen garden is not just about sowing, growing and eating: vegetables can also offer colour and diversity when allowed to flower and reproduce, and you can even bring flowers from the vegetable plot inside for cut-flower displays
• Benton End at iris time
  Join our exclusive reader day for a behind-thescenes preview of the famous home and garden of the late artist-plantsman Cedric Morris, while it is in the process of being revitalised
• THE GARDENER COOK June
  Gardening in June is a delight, and nothing makes Jojo happier than setting out for her plot with a shallow basket packed with well-grown young vegetable plants
• March plants
  With spring firmly in the air, designer and plantsman Dan Pearson chooses ten plants from his garden Hillside, in Somerset, that bring him joy this month
• Potager perfection
  On a grand estate in Belgium is a magnificent walled kitchen garden, which remains true to its 18th-century origins yet embraces the best of modern sustainable practices
• THE GARDENER COOK July
  With crops of all kinds coming to fruition, Jojo battles with the warring demands of kitchen and garden – should she weed or make jelly?
• Small but tasty
  It's all about flavour for veg expert Anna Greenland, even when growing crops in pots and containers in a small urban plot
• Tried and tasted
  The Real Seed Catalogue offers an extraordinary selection of heritage varieties for kitchen gardeners
• Past perfect
  Every generation that has lived at Doddington Place in Kent has played a part in the evolution of the garden, resulting in a graceful and historical mix of then and now
• THE GARDENER COOK August
  In a month when most people have time off, Jojo makes the case for taking it easy in both kitchen and garden, allowing time to stand and stare
• Beautiful bounty
  Designer Alison Jenkins shows how to create edible combinations for pots that look terrific and taste even better
• GAME OF THORNS
  Should Nigel Slater rethink his gardening wardrobe or admit defeat in the endless battle between jumpers and roses?
• THE GARDENER COOK September
  Jojo turns excess fruits into long-lasting preserves, prepares storage areas for forthcoming root vegetable harvests and starts laying well-rotted compost over cleared beds
• Apples for life
  Gravetye Manor in West Sussex is renowned for its glorious gardens, but in a wild orchard on the edge of the garden, head gardener Tom Coward is reintroducing a taste of the garden's fruitful past
• THE GARDENER COOK October
  There's a lot to be said for knowing your onions, says Jojo as planting time comes around, especially as the choice of those you can grow are infinitely tastier than any from a shop
• Nature's larder
  Beth Al Rikabi suggests easy recipes for preserving foraged fruits and overlooked vegetables
• DYLAN PRICE
  A trainee gardener at London's Inner Temple Garden, Dylan loves spontaneity in planting and billowing borders
• All in good time
  Alongside his Midlands nursery, John Massey has created a glorious garden that has been allowed to mature gradually
• Food for thought
  More people than ever want to grow their own, says Dr Richard Claxton, and the good news is that this one thing can both improve our health and help the planet
• Seasonal shift
  In the first of a new container-planting series, James Horner, garden maker at Benton End, the one-time home of the artist and plantsman Cedric Morris, suggests three arrangements to celebrate spring
• THE GARDENER COOK November
  As winter looms, Jojo tidies up her plot, but not too much – a few plants left to go to seed and some weedy patches round the edges create food and shelter for wildlife
• CHRIS THOROGOOD
  The deputy director and head of science at Oxford Botanic Garden on his early obsession with squirting cucumbers, his detailed botanic art and clambering over cliff edges
• NATURE'S PLAYGROUND
  Dutch garden and landscape designer Arjan Boekel has transformed his tiny town garden in the Netherlands into a miniature woodland gladeq
• Thrown and grown
  Flower farmer and florist Rachel Siegfried reveals how a passion for pottery has led to her designing and throwing vases for her seasonally grown blooms
• A wholesome harvest
  Organic vegetable grower, author and no-dig exponent Charles Dowding advises how to plan your winter vegetable garden
• THE GARDENER COOK December
  Between mulching fruit bushes and laying down paths, Jojo takes stock of the allotment year and vows to vanquish the weeds next time around
• Private passion
  For more than 50 years, Maurice Foster has been amassing a collection of woody plants in his garden at White House Farm, which has grown into a precious horticultural resource
• Flavour of the month
  Garlic is one of the healthiest ways to add flavour to food, and early winter is the time to plant out cloves ready for harvesting come summer. Allotmenteer Jojo Tulloh explains how to get started
• A cure for all ills?
  In his final column, Dr Richard Claxton looks at how spending time in gardens and green spaces can actually help prevent illness and aid in its treatment
• THE GARDENER COOK January
  Jojo marks the new year by drawing up wish lists of must-have seeds and planning ahead for the new growing season
• ON ANOTHER LEVEL
  With a brief to create a terraced garden in the Ibizan countryside, designer Juan Masedo has balanced the ancient and the modern in a remarkably subtle scheme
• Branching out
  The clean lines of an elegantly espaliered fruit tree is a thing of beauty in winter. Chris and Sarah Pike of Branch Nurseries are the masters of this art
• THE GARDENER COOK February
  Jojo is longing for the soil to bring forth her spring crop of potatoes and getting creative with willow on her allotment
• Our favourite edible seed suppliers
  If you're looking for inspiration for herbs and vegetables to grow at home, take a look at our selection of the best seed suppliers
• FRONT GARDEN IDEAS
  Designer Charlotte Harris offers inspiration and advice on making the most of the small awkward space outside your front door
• HOME STYLE
  Maddie Bailey of Forest London shares advice on the best houseplants to grow in awkward areas
• A FINE ROMANCE
  In her thoughtful new book, designer Jo Thompson shows how her trademark style can be modernised with a commitment to biodiversity, says Claire Masset
• ‘Don't think everything has to be perfect’
  Garden designer and TV presenter Adam Frost on the year that changed his attitude to life, the book that came out of it and what he's up to next
• THE VALUE OF A GARDEN
  The Government plans to build 1.5 million new homes. It could also ensure that developers see the value, not just the cost, of having a garden, says Lucy Conochie