Getting nostalgic at Gardeners’ World Live 2017
Sometimes it’s good to look back, to reminisce and say ‘Do you remember?’ It’s something this year’s Gardeners’ World Live . . .
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RHS Chatsworth 2017: a soggy start
There’s no way of softening the conclusion that yesterday’s press day at RHS Chatsworth was quite simply a washout. Torrential . . .
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Review: The Gardens of Japan by Helena Attlee
I’ve never been to Japan and, aside from Ishihara Kazuyuki’s Artisan Gardens at Chelsea, know little of the country’s gardens. . . .
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RHS Malvern Spring Festival gardens 2017
One of the joys of the RHS Malvern Spring Festival is the chance to get some design and planting inspiration . . .
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Review: The Thoughtful Gardener by Jinny Blom
Some years ago, I encountered a garden that has left a lasting impression. With its perfectly choreographed borders, striking design . . .
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Review: Urban Flowers by Carolyn Dunster
It’s been some years since my gardening was confined to a few houseplants and some pots balanced precariously outside a . . .
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Review: Gardens of Marrakesh by Angelica Gray
If gardening books should inspire or inform, then Gardens of Marrakesh succeeds on both fronts. Part history lesson, part traveller’s . . .
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Cleve West talks about gardens, health and turnips
Leading designer Cleve West is coming to the Cotswolds next month to talk about the importance of gardening to health. . . .
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Chelsea garden gets a new sky-high home
Cotswold designer Chris Beardshaw’s award-winning Chelsea garden is being given a helping hand by the BBC DIY SOS team this . . .
Read moreReview: New Small Garden by Noel Kingsbury
In common with many people, my first proper garden was small. A typical back-of-terrace town plot, it was narrow, overlooked . . .
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