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True grit
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True grit

Swedish plantsman Peter Korn is a pioneer of growing in sand, and his glorious new garden near Malmö is testament to its success

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4 mins  |
June 2023
CECILY WITHALL
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CECILY WITHALL

Kew's first female climbing arborist since the 1980s, Cecily is part of a team that maintains the botanical garden's impressive collection of 12,000 trees

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2 mins  |
June 2023
ADDED INTEREST?
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ADDED INTEREST?

Columnist Ken Thompson urges caution over so-called miracle garden products; they're not always all they're cracked up to be

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4 mins  |
June 2023
June plants
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June plants

In early summer, head gardener Åsa Gregers-Warg is spoilt for choice with a fabulous mix of richly coloured and delicate flowers, fabulous foliage and silky tactile grasses

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5 mins  |
June 2023
A WIDER VISION
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A WIDER VISION

Landscape designer Chris Beardshaw has created a fresh garden and landscape on ahilly and neglected site in the Cotswolds

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6 mins  |
May 2023
GROWING FOR GOLD
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GROWING FOR GOLD

From first-timers to multiple medal winners, we talk to five of the nurseries exhibiting in Chelsea's Great Pavilion this year to find out more about the plans and preparations they are making to ensure a winning display

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7 mins  |
May 2023
SHOW GARDEN PROFILES
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SHOW GARDEN PROFILES

We talk to the designers behind a selection of this year's show gardens about what has influenced and inspired their choices

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May 2023
In at the deep end
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In at the deep end

A new nursery that specialises in water plants is facing one of its biggest and most exciting challenges this year exhibiting at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the first time

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May 2023
Granular detail
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Granular detail

In work that explores texture and variation, wood artist Darren Appiagyei showcases the natural beauty of his raw materials warts and all

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2 mins  |
May 2023
Fleeting beauties
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Fleeting beauties

Cherry blossom is a cultural icon in Japan, and a school teacher there has made it his lifelong mission to ensure the longevity of the Japanese cherry tree by raising a series of remarkable hybrids

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3 mins  |
May 2023
MANOJ MALDE
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MANOJ MALDE

The garden designer, show judge, RHS ambassador and television presenter on changing careers, making a splash with colour, and promoting inclusivity and diversity within the gardening community

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3 mins  |
May 2023
Stone gold
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Stone gold

With deceptively simple design and a masterful use of rock, Peter Berg has crafted a polished family garden froma steeply sloping site

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3 mins  |
May 2023
The new bedding
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The new bedding

Talk of bedding can conjure images of gaudily coloured, over-fertilised blooms, but many annuals, biennials and even tender houseplants can help fill gaps and offer a sensational summer garden peak. Here, three experts recommend their favourites

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4 mins  |
May 2023
Rich tapestry
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Rich tapestry

In west London, Butter Wakefield has created a timeless and immersive garden that's inviting to people and pollinators alike

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3 mins  |
May 2023
DISPORUM
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DISPORUM

These delicate woodlanders with fairy-bell flowers make the perfect companions to hostas and ferns, and are relatively easy-going provided you offer them a moist and shady spot

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5 mins  |
May 2023
True to form
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True to form

The sympathetic renovation of a historic garden in Cornwall takes inspiration from one of its most famous sons, the naturalist John Davies Enys

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3 mins  |
May 2023
TRUE COLOURS
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TRUE COLOURS

Do gardens need a carefully considered colour scheme, or are they better when a mix of spontaneous, clashing colours come to the fore? Alice Vincent is undecided

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3 mins  |
April 2023
Sow where they grow
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Sow where they grow

Sowing seeds where they are to grow is an easy, bother-free way to bring colour to your garden. Here, three experts recommend their favourite flowers for growing direct

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4 mins  |
April 2023
Flow of ideas
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Flow of ideas

A creative meeting of minds has produced a dramatic spring garden of contrasts, with water at its heart

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4 mins  |
April 2023
Natural selection
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Natural selection

At Twelve Nunns Nursery in Lincolnshire, it has taken 20 years for three new erythroniums to be offered for sale

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5 mins  |
April 2023
Grass roots
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Grass roots

Bio-designer Zena Holloway goes back to basics with her organic sculptures, fashioned from wheatgrass grown at home

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3 mins  |
April 2023
Colour magic
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Colour magic

In his garden in the Irish village of Kiltegan artist TJ Maher paints with plants, which in mid to late spring means tulips galore

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4 mins  |
April 2023
GEMMA JEROME
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GEMMA JEROME

The director of Building with Nature on the need to put nature at the heart of development, and why we may have to rethink our desire for our own private gardens

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3 mins  |
April 2023
Room for a view
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Room for a view

Stefano Marinaz has created year-round interest in this small urban garden, providing spaces to share with friends and with wildlife

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5 mins  |
April 2023
RANUNCULUS
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RANUNCULUS

Ranunculus asiaticus has long been a popular florist's flower, but a number of new garden cultivars can now offer home growers spring colour for the garden and vase

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7 mins  |
April 2023
Artistry of nature
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Artistry of nature

Within the bucolic garden of his family farm, Emmanuel de Quillacq has created a contemporary space inspired by the local Flemish art

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3 mins  |
April 2023
In The Kitchen
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In The Kitchen

As the year draws to a close Jojo finds ways to preserve summer’s flavour through the raw months, and makes the most of a glut of grapes

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3 mins  |
December 2017
Ahead Of The Curve
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Ahead Of The Curve

Crafted from the timber of 150-year-old oaks, Gaze Burvill’s furniture celebrates tradition, but it is made using cutting-edge technology

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3 mins  |
December 2017
Potagers
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Potagers

When is a vegetable garden not a vegetable garden? When it’s a potager of course. But does the distinction come down to anything more than pretension or French good taste?

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3 mins  |
December 2017
12 Of Helen And Vicky's Favourite Conifers
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12 Of Helen And Vicky's Favourite Conifers

12 Of Helen And Vicky's Favourite Conifers

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December 2017