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Bare root roses - it's the most wonderful time of the year
Easy rose planting and some planting design ideas. Plus: Michaelmas daisies, the small garden design series, and some Substack highlights
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Easy plants which make an impact in September
Four easy plant pairings to try, and some free plants
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If you don't like yellow in the garden, read on....
A rose who poses like Madonna
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How to make your garden look great in June, and a new planting design course
What to do in your garden this month. Plus: nine fabulous roses to plant, the new planting design course, slugs (again), How to Use Substack, and…
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The Top 50 best roses for cut flowers
How to choose the very best roses, and how to make them last as cut flowers. PLUS: the monthly round-up, and a tiny bit of gardening Latin
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The Name of the Rose
A mystery - solved
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Growing in abandoned and unexpected places can help protect our wildlife species
The RHS Wildlife Garden at RHS Hampton Court
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The first roses
A morning potter around the garden
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Do you love or loathe the colour yellow in the garden?
Roses and their season - THIS season - are more than a highpoint of the year for me. Although what’s more than a high point - the zenith, maybe? The…
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The Top 50 best roses for cutting and putting in vases
if you're tempted to cut a rose and bring it inside.....
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