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How to fill a garden with magic
How a sloping village garden became a fairytale of rills, roses and wildflowers - plus 15 favourite hardy geraniums for UK and North American borders.
May 16
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How to design with roses in the border
An easy planting design. Plus: fabulous garden furniture, the mystery plant, a book, and some BEAUTIFUL gardens to visit
May 9
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How to garden in May
Plus: the joy of flowering shrubs, judging at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and THAT tulip
May 2
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How to choose romantic plants for shade, and a tiny garden solution
Today, we’re going to revisit the idea of romantic gardens, and those Top 100 romantic plants - and we’re going shady.
Apr 25
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Jo Thompson
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How to garden in April
Everything your garden needs as April begins Plus: an EASY planting design for butterflies and bees and an excellent discount
Mar 28
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Jo Thompson
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A city garden design Before and After - from lawn to garden
How a simple design became a paradise of plants. Plus: Magnolia Watch, spring tulips and a new magazine column.
Mar 14
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Jo Thompson
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How to choose roses, and how to build up a planting plan for your borders
Plus: how to keep your roses disease-free, with NO chemicals involved
Mar 4
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Jo Thompson
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How to garden in March
Plus: twenty ways to make a cottage garden in the city
Feb 28
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Jo Thompson
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An easy way to bring colour into your garden right now
A planting combination and a celebration of two underrated plants, and how to use them. Plus: an edible surprise
Feb 21
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Jo Thompson
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Plants which tolerate long wet winters and long hot summers
The best for your garden
Feb 18
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Jo Thompson
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How to order summer bulbs if you’ve no idea where to start, and ideas for planting combinations. And self-seeders - yes please to free…
Plus: weeds - friend or foe?
Feb 14
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Jo Thompson
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How to create easy winter structure in your garden, whatever the size. Plus: exquisite cyclamen, the Rose Diaries, and a very nice pot
Creating shape, form and interest when the garden is bare
Jan 24
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Jo Thompson
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