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Brilliant ideas for small spaces

Just because you have a tiny garden doesn't mean you can't dream big. Quite the opposite in fact. When space is at a premium it is understandable that homeowners want to enjoy every square metre of their gardens…

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Fergus Garrett’s Great Dixter

Great Dixter was the family home of the great gardener and writer, Christopher Lloyd. Under Fergus Garrett’s watchful eye the gardens have blossomed and each year…

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Chelsea Flower Show 2024

A wet welcome greeted our visit to the Chelsea Flower Show this year. But this was rewarded by less crowds and an ability to enjoy the splendid show gardens.

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is it time to go electric?

As we approach the Autumn and Winter months leaf fall and tree debris spring to mind, its also a great time to be planting hedges, trees and topiary.

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A Taste of the Exotic

Tim Sykes of Gardenproud reveals the story behind the incredible Moroccan garden he and his son George have created for Corker’s new collection of show gardens……

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Greece is the Word

The climate is changing and last year was a salutary lesson to all traditionalists. From the extremes of snow and rain to drought, how can our poor English…

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Recipe for alfresco success

So you adore entertaining your friends and relatives and turn your hand to the odd barbecue?  Maybe now's the time to take things more seriously outdoors and revolutionise the use of your terrace…

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Walk out to winter…

Famous gardeners have written for decades about the beauty of winter in the garden. For many of us the routine is to put the garden to bed for the winter. This usually entails cutting back dead or dying perennials, pruning shrubs…

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Join the cosy club

OK so it's time to get the marshmallows out, tuck yourself under a nice outdoor throw, get the Sonos Music system working and get cosy around a lovely warm fire pit. Personally, I can't think of anything nicer…

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Running dry

It’s a scary thought looking at that beautiful garden of ours, in the full knowledge that not all our plants will have survived the summer. I dare say all Tunbridge Wells residents have, or are witnessing similar anxieties.

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Time to plant a greenhouse in your garden?

If you are keen gardeners like my wife and I then a greenhouse is a must have.

It's the place where you can sow seeds, nurture young perennials and plug plants, then pot these up ready for the transition to the garden. This is not only enjoyable and rewarding, but it also saves

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Sissinghurst Castle Gardens

Sissinghurst is always a pleasure and on this occasion we took our great friends Jo and Nigel Nelson . Jo and Nigel are accomplished musicians, and unbeknown to us

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How to create a sensory garden

February is a great time to be making plans for your garden. After two years of working from home and staycations we all appreciate just…

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Anyone for Boules?

The brief came in to create a space in an established garden for a large greenhouse, to be situated on a sloping area of the garden. The greenhouse…

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