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Top four low-maintenance hedges

Sarah Raven outlines her favourites for garden hedging and explains how to care for them Well known garden designer...

Top tips for pollinator-friendly gardening  

Sue Bradley provides some of her top-tips.... * Favour single, open blooms, which are more easily accessible to insects...

Get gardening this May bank holiday weekend!

The weather in May can be a mixed bag, anything from gloriously hot to cold and wet, but then that could describe any month in summer here in the...

Solve problems environmentally

How natural methods create a healthy, affordable garden I was in the garden centre the other day and the shelves of weedkillers and pesticides caught my eye. There are so...

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Thinking Japanese

Adam Kirtland sings the praises of Oriental tools and plants Over the years that I’ve been gardening, I’ve learned so much from so many people,...

Mending a raised bed

What to do when running repairs run out of steam For the past few months we’ve been carrying out a series of running repairs on...

Greener gardening  – a profile

Sarah Jeffries offers some of her little green tips to help save money and boost results naturally I am passionate about building an eco-friendly lifestyle...

5 Quick jobs  

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks   Are you an asparagus grower? Record the first date you cut those supremely...

Growing climbers through shrubs

Usually we grow climbers up a wall or trellis, but how about trying to thread them through shrubs? It can make for a stunning...

Make your own plant feed (I am not taking the pee)  

Andrew Oldham finds gardeners’ gold in perhaps unexpected places. Gardening for some can be a bit ‘icky’, all that ‘mud’ and those ‘squishy things.’ Eurggh!...
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