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Winter Flowering Shrubs: Bringing Jewels to the Winter Garden

The grey chill of winter doesn’t have to mean a dearth of colour or scent…

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Plant Colour Trends 2019

2018 saw big, bold yellows emblazoning borders. This wasn’t just a splash of sunshine here…

bare-root planting
Bare-Necessities: Bare-Root Planting Uncovered

Late-autumn through winter is the perfect time for planting bare-root trees, roses and shrubs, but…

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Top 7 feature trees for the thinking person’s garden

Whether you are looking to add some structure to your garden, hoping to do your…

grasses
Great Grasses: 4 Hand-Picked Garden Heroes

Whether you’re planning your very own prairie paradise or require some structure in an already…

stumpery
Create a Woodland Stumpery

Have you recently felled some trees and aren’t sure what do with leftover stumps and…

How to… create a stunning late-summer planter

The Oxfordshire Gardener shows us how to put together a gorgeous display of late-summer colour…

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Waking Up to Autumn’s Jewels

Planting autumn’s jewel colours to pep your mood. Gaze out on an autumn morn at…

Tall, beautiful pleached and in glorious colour?

When we think of pleached trees and panels we tend to think of tall and…

Idea for spring window box, pot or basket

Looking for something a bit different to give a great display and last through spring…into…