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Our columnist Alan Titchmarsh is a supporter — and a vice-president — of the RHS. But he worries that the horticulture is in danger of going
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Country Life's former gardens editor Kathryn Bradley-Hole writes her 2023 Chelsea Flower Show preview — and she anticipates a confident return to
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Five-times Chelsea Flower Show gold medallist Mark Gregory recommends plants to grow in your garden that look as good as they taste.Rainbow Swiss
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An abundance might sound like success for a gardener, but if you're growing crops at home to supply your own needs, then little and often is a much
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An abundance might sound like success for a gardener, but if you're growing crops at home to supply your own needs, then little and often is a much
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Clearing out plants is not for the faint-hearted, but Anna Pavord shares her hard-won tips.I have a whole drawer full of odd socks in the bedroom.
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Alan Titchmarsh admits that the plants that give him most pleasure aren't always the ones he's intended to grow.Geranium macrorrhizum never fail to
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Charles Quest-Ritson takes a look at the incomparable hepaticas of John Massey.The wonder of hepaticas, such as Hepatica nobilis, is celebrated in a
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Mark Diacono makes a case for blackcurrants being one of the best — and simplest — fruits to grow in your garden.Blackcurrants with ‘Ben’ in
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The gardener and writer Anna Pavrod on the joy of rediscovery that is spring.An English country garden on a sunny spring day in April. Bliss. I never
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The phrase 'Spring is a new beginning’ may be a touch trite for today’s tastes, says Alan Titchmarsh, but it is 'a phrase that invades my mind
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Nothing beats the flavour of homegrown tomatoes, whether you like them large and meaty or tiny and juicy. Mark Diacono has the lowdown on how to do
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Once, there were just four types of wild citrus, but farmers and gardeners over the centuries have selected for wonderful variety and abundance, says
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Nothing beats homegrown flowers for beauty, variety and scent. Tiffany Daneff asks three British growers for the best advice on starting your own
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The exotic snake’s-head fritillary is the only British native of 130 bulbs in this fascinating family, many of which deserve a place in the garden.