Vintage style is blooming
Growing flowers for picking is nothing new and many gardeners have a small cutting patch or a wigwam of sweet . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Put the buzz in your garden
Updated in February 2025 to revise the new total number of bee species worldwide. Gardeners are being asked to think of . . .
Read moreRHS to get new garden
The RHS is to create a new 156-acre garden in the North West as part its wider vision to enrich . . .
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Looking beyond the trees
Arboretum seems almost the wrong word for Batsford. True it has a far-reaching range of specimens, is a National Collection . . .
Read moreReview: The Writer’s Garden by Jackie Bennett
This was always going to be a book that appealed, based as it is on my two great loves: literature . . .
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Abbotswood gets mix right
As I turn into Abbotswood it’s obvious why there was a change of heart about opening the garden. The October . . .
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Apples galore at Snowshill
A bumper year for apples will see a huge range on show at Snowshill Manor’s annual apple festival. The National . . .
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Acers light up the autumn
Nurseryman and designer Peter Dowle will be helping gardeners get the best out of autumn with his annual Acer Week. . . .
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Getting a world class lawn
Most of us try for a reasonably green and weed-free lawn to set off borders and impress friends and family. . . .
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Highnam blazes into Autumn
Salvias are on Roger Head’s mind when we meet. Tall, inky blue salvias, the sort that turn heads and promote . . .
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