The Gardening Mind by Jo Thompson

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Garden Jobs this Month

How to garden in May
Plus: the joy of flowering shrubs, judging at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and THAT tulip
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in April
Everything your garden needs as April begins Plus: an EASY planting design for butterflies and bees and an excellent discount
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in March
Plus: twenty ways to make a cottage garden in the city
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in February
What to do, and what not to do, in your garden this month
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in January
Happy New Year! Plus: our first get-together of 2026
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in December
What To Do and What Not To Do this month. And - it's our 4th birthday!
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in November
What to Do and What Not to Do in your garden this month. Plus: Substack on Film, tulip bargains and the first Shrub of the Month
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in October
What to Do and What Not to Do in your garden this month. Plus: a new rose entry in the Rose Diaries, and some exciting Gardening Mind news
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in September
Plus: the best perennial tulips, and the dahlia mystery resolved
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in August
What Not to Do in the garden this month, and a poppy that no-one has ever seen before
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in July
Plus: drought-tolerant plants and a summer container
 • Jo Thompson
How to garden in June
The real list of what to do and what not to do in the garden this month. Plus: a whole day devoted to roses
 • Jo Thompson
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