Bloom is a seasonal magazine for gardeners, plant admirers, nature lovers and outdoor adventurers. Each issue is packed with practical gardening projects, explorations of the natural world and celebrations of the beauty of all green spaces, whether they’re in the wilderness or on a windowsill. Beautiful and useful, Bloom inspires you to harness the power of nature and to get out there and be a part of it.
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THE SEASON • What to forage, spot, harvest and grow this spring
Tuning in to nature • Producer and presenter of the award-winning radio show Growing Wild CHARLOTTE PETTS celebrates the people who motivate her to put a spring in her step
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THE RULE OF THREE • Thinking in trios is a tried-and-tested trick when planning your garden
Vintage vegetables • Sow heirloom and open-pollinated seed to inject some retro razzle-dazzle into your veg garden
BRITISH SEED SUPPLIERS HIGHLIGHT THEIR FAVOURITE HEIRLOOM VEG
ZEN AND THE ART OF BONSAI MAINTENANCE • Learn the simple, calming rituals of miniature tree care and you’ll earn a companion for life
THE FUTURE’S POSY • Some flowers look better dried than others – plan ahead to grow plants that are perfect for preservation
MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI UNCOVERED
Sprig time • Whether you’re after something pretty or powerful, let herbologist MAYA THOMAS and kitchen gardener ANNA GREENLAND suggest a herb garden for every taste
Family matters • Discover the close connections between tomatoes and tobacco, apples and roses, and you’ll unlock a better understanding of our enormous plant kingdom
A GARDENER’S GUIDE TO CAN NAS IS. • Reviled and revered in equal measure, this is not your average garden weed
I want to embrace the uncontrollability of nature • PAUL MALGET tells Bloom why his extraordinary botanical sculptures are a response to the world around him – and how 80 per cent of his art is just looking
Frond memories • Ferns are as old as the hills, with thousands of varieties found around the world. Their elaborate leaves and graceful shapes are a reminder of how nature does survival with style
GO YOUR OWN WAY • ‘Desire paths’ lead straight to our deepest instincts – to move, to adapt and to belong. EUAN FERGUSON goes on an off-road journey of discovery
SECOND SCHOOL • Kew Gardens apprentice EMMA LOVE reveals how she ended up on a long, winding road to a career she never knew existed
The forgotten garden
The garden in fiction • Searching for freedom on the lawn in Ian McEwan’s Atonement
AND MULTIPLY GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY • Propagating plants can open up a new way to build your plant family – ROSE RAY and CARO LANGTON of green interiors company Ro Co talk us through some simple methods
FIVE HOUSEPLANT FAVOURITES AND HOW TO PROPAGATE THEM
SHARING IS CARING • It’s eco-friendly, budget-conscious and sociable – plant-swapping is the future, says VICTORIA HELLUM
A gardener’s word • Having learnt about gardening from his grandmother, ALEXANDER BREEZE now finds her horticulture (and life) lessons slowly coming back to him
Dispatches ART PRINTS • Art can be as varied as the plants in the garden. YANAR ALKAYAT celebrates prints that bring the outdoors in
BLOOM LOVES • our pick of the crop
TWO WAYS WITH RHUBARB • Chef JAN OSTLE of veg-focused Bristol bistro Wilsons has a thing for tart, acidic rhubarb. Try his drink/dine combo for a sour spring treat
INDISPENSABLE TOOL • MADELINE MCKEEVER, founder of organic seed company Brown Envelope Seeds,...