Dahlias – a behind-the-scenes look at how the impressive dahlia beds at Mary Payne's gold-medal-winning 1950s' garden at Hampton Court came about, with hot and cool colour planting schemes and companions for dark-leaved dahlias.

August issue
Narcissus Tête-à-Tête
* FREE for every reader – 50 dwarf Tête-à-Tête daffodil bulbs, plus great plant offers. (Offer closed 29 August 2007). Each month Gardens Monthly introduces a great new plant offer FREE FOR EVERY READER (you just pay p&p).

* Jean Stowe with the latest new plants to emerge from the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and where to find them.

* Plants for shady areas with growing and maintenance tips.


Grow your own
* Elisabeth Arter's guide to growing winter salads.


People, places and events
* Goselin Road – nursery owner Anne Godfrey describes how she developed her 100ft-long Hertfordshire garden in stages, with tips on planting and plant care, plus her top 10 border plants.

* A profile of the legendary Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus responsible for establishing binomial nomenclature, classifying plants according to genus and species.

* Best of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show gardens and plants.

* Professor Stefan Buczacki enjoys a rare glimpse of a bird whose numbers are diminishing – the flycatcher.


Practical
August issue
Brad tests shears
* August jobs to do all around the garden, in the greenhouse and on the allotment.

* Clematis: a step-by-step guide to planting a clematis through a host plant.

* Specialist pruning – Christine Shaw advises on pruning foliage plants that are relative newcomers to British gardens including palms, cordylines, tree ferns, yuccas and phormiums.


Products
* Brad tests and rates the latest shears for hedges, topiary, trees, shrubs and more.


Projects
* Allotment holder Michael Rand makes his own charcoal for barbecues.

* Charlie Dimmock helps you choose and install a water cascade for that extra-special garden feature.

* Small garden makeover for a mid-terrace house in Charlton.


Q&A
* Bob Flowerdew answers your pertinent questions on organic gardening.

* Six pages of Q&A with answers to your questions from our dedicated team of experts.


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