The Gardening Mind by Jo Thompson

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Roses

How to garden in July
Plus: drought-tolerant plants and a summer container
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The best roses this summer, and what to plant with them. Plus: easy salads and a cocktail
A wildlife surprise, a summer garden cocktail and three easy salads
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How to choose roses and keep them disease-free. And NO chemicals involved
An update
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How to garden in June
The real list of what to do and what not to do in the garden this month. Plus: a whole day devoted to roses
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Easy planting ideas
5-Plant recipes: simple planting designs
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How to choose roses and keep them disease-free. And NO chemicals involved
Building up a planting plan for your borders
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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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