One or many?
I was recently stunned by multiple Hamamelis x intermedia Jelena and Arnold Promise or witch hazel. Planted en masse in woodland at Trentham, they flower in late winter and perfume the airs on still days.
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Chelsea Gold Medal 2013 | BBC Gardener of the Decade 2008 | BBC Gardener of the Year 1999
How much for one snowdrop?
It is the third day of 2018; something stirs in the plunge beds at Avon Bulbs…
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The first seeds on the windowsill
It’s the day after Boxing Day and the turkey is in tatters.
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Plan for next year
It is the time of year when bright colour drains out of the landscape and the garden.
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Garden work, if you must
I shouldn’t wonder if this October will turn out to be one of the warmest on record.
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This is Somerset, not Spain
When I was a child, my family holidayed in the west of Scotland 14 years in succession.
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Tall perennials without stakes
As the freshness of early summer has matured, there can be a feeling of heaviness in the late summer garden.
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The madness of watering pots
July is one of the nicest months for a little garden maintenance.
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