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Garden Essentials #1 : Compost
How to make your own compost, and a surprising use for your compost heap
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Digging Around with Tom Cox
Talking with writer Tom Cox about gardens and the landscape
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The easiest way to make your garden look even prettier, and the life-enhancing concept of Substantial Snacks
A crowd-pleasing menu from someone who hates cooking!
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The essential list: plants which will survive everything the weather throws at them
And we revisit the slug issue
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How to choose the right plants for your border, and my secret trick in planting design
Do you find it tricky to decide how many plants to use in a flowerbed? This week, I share one of my real-life planting designs to help you figure out…
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Digging Around with JP Clark
At home in JP's garden
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Your July garden - what to do and what not to do. And where are the bees?
Plus: The best plants to keep your garden looking good this month, more rose myth-busting, a July meet-up, and another book giveaway
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Demystifying judging as we look at the Hampton Court fabulous show features. Plus: the flower border design course continues
It's a bumper week with an inside look at the flower show, planting design tips and tricks, flowering shrubs, and another dream garden item.
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June 2024

Gardener's Question Time, a magical moment at Sissinghurst, and two HUGE gardening revelations
Plus: a lovely gathering of Gardening Minds, some mystery plants, and where are the bees?
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Garden design challenges: easy ways to deal with a shady garden
how to design and plant shady gardens. Design tips and tricks, plant lists, and dry shade suggestions.
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Create the ultimate garden prettiness with easy plants and fuss-free plant pairings. Also: Elton John's garden and gondolier's underpants
Coming home to the garden in June, my garden notebook, the final call for the Real Life Meet-Up, and another garden book giveaway
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How to choose plants for your flowerbeds and borders
The first steps - inspiration, tips and tricks to help you create gorgeous planting and avoid those mistakes which are so easily made when you first try…
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