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The Badger Who Came For My Yacon
Gardeners are uniquely able to throw the garden gate and the larder door open to a world of unbuyable flavours, textures, varieties and experiences, and yacon is a delicious, easy way to do just that.
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Beyond Sustainable Gardening
Do we really understand what sustainable gardening is? Has it lost its meaning through ubiquity or has it become over-simplified, lacking nuance and restricting our ability to be creative and trust ourselves in our gardens?
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My Garden Design Approach.
From pencil to PC.
The Blue Tit Ballet: A Dance of Spring
A flicker of blue in spring.
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Saving Stories in the Landscape: The Monkey Puzzle Debate
An original vision, with disobedient garden owners and a marmite tree species - can it end happily?
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How Now Brown Flower? What's New in Gardeners' World?
As a learner gardener, I'm keen to create a chic, on-trend garden. But what's in and what's been weeded out, according to the heralds of horticulture? Could I become a trendsetter - by accident?
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Feeling the 'Fizz': A Spring Awakening
Have you ever had a feeling and can't find the word to describe it? As one season hands over to another, there's more going on than meets the eye!
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Is it Time for Flower Judging to Change?
There is much talk about sustainability when it comes to flower growing but the reality is the judging system doesn’t reward this. But it could
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The Plant Library: Creating a New Garden at Home
In the spring of 2020, amidst the global pandemic, we started building a community garden in an old orchard near our home in Hertfordshire, just 20 miles from central London.
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Why Gardeners Pass Intelligence Tests
A little lateral thinking and suddenly, the secret to a happy life is clear, and it is found in the garden. The joy of growth, celebration of beauty, and waiting for the buds to burst into the glorious blossom of spring. All it takes? A little love.
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Saving Paradise: A Unique Garden and How You Can Help
Two of the most extraordinary acres on these islands - an inspiring forest garden that has influenced so many worldwide - are under threat: here, a window into this unique place, and how you can help it endure for generations to follow.
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Roses all the Way, But None of Them From Here
Could Valentine's Day fall at a less inconvenient time of year for gardeners? The demand for red roses cannot be met in our winter gardens. Would St Valentine - and more importantly, our loved one - mind if we chose a more seasonally available posy?