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Friday, 15 December, 2023

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The gift of gardening
Three books explore what horticulture has meant to people from very different walks of life
Friday, 24 November, 2023

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Horticulture has a growing problem
The British sector is beset by challenges, as a recent report by a House of Lords committee makes clear
Monday, 20 November, 2023

Life and Art from FT Weekend podcast17 min listen
How to keep your plants happy as it gets cold
FT gardening columnist Robin Lane Fox talks winter plant tending, indoors and out
Friday, 17 November, 2023

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A tree is for life, so choose carefully what to plant
Several books offer solid, straightforward advice but beware the omissions and verbosity of others
Friday, 10 November, 2023

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A mid-November bouquet
From dahlias to salvias to choisyas, flowers are blooming amid the mildness of what used to be a frosty month
Friday, 3 November, 2023

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How one family ensures the legacy of a landscape gardening genius
Le Nôtre’s work at the château Vaux-le-Vicomte is preserved thanks to its owners and public support
Friday, 27 October, 2023

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The glory of Tuscany’s trees
Italy’s columnar cypresses and cork oaks are not just beautiful — they are full of cultural resonance
Friday, 20 October, 2023

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Tulips great and small
One variety grows low and wild and has historic connections; another is tall and has literary associations
Friday, 13 October, 2023

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A ‘Japanistic’ garden off the coast of Maine
Autumn colours are at their fleeting best this weekend in a Japan-influenced design
Friday, 6 October, 2023

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My garden’s blue period
Lavender, lilac and electric-blue shades are set off to spectacular effect by serene September skies
Friday, 29 September, 2023

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Ivy bees are in a league of their own
They are proliferating in parts of Britain — and creating a buzz on the lawns of Oxford university
Friday, 22 September, 2023

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A Flemish festival of flowers
Courtesy, charm and rare plants abound at an event in Hex, Belgium
Friday, 15 September, 2023

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Not much of a garden? Plant bulbs in layers to maximise spring flowering
Crocuses, irises and tulips at varying depths can prolong the magic in a small space
Friday, 8 September, 2023

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A cart ride through Boston’s tree-filled treasure
Arnold Arboretum has served the world’s gardens for 150 years, and plans to do so for centuries more
Friday, 1 September, 2023

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How to be an octogenarian icon
The stories of a high-class landscape gardener and mass-market guru Martha Stewart intersect on a trip to the US
Friday, 25 August, 2023

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The challenges of growing clematis
This beguiling plant is a climber but needs the support of wire or a companion plant to flourish
Friday, 18 August, 2023

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The Irish gardens that rose from somnolence to magnificence
Glasnevin and Kilmacurragh have been transformed by public funding and a newfound enthusiasm
Friday, 11 August, 2023

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The flowers that are raining champions of Britain’s wet summer
A profusion of roses, lavender and hollyhocks eases the pain of plants that have been lost
Friday, 4 August, 2023

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A walk on Wildside, a gardener’s heaven in Devon
Keith Wiley seeks to evoke thousands of years of nature at work ‘in the twinkling of an eye’
Friday, 28 July, 2023

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Notes from a warm climate
Two Greek gardens show the wisdom of Mediterranean plantings in an age of global warming
Friday, 21 July, 2023

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Five steps to put your garden in holiday mode
Follow these tips to prepare plants for your absence and ensure they are thriving on your return
Friday, 14 July, 2023

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Fight garden inflation with your own cuttings
Propagating plants is not just part of the joy of gardening — it is now an economic imperative
Friday, 7 July, 2023

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Walk on the wild side with rambling roses
In this best of blooming years, the ramblers add a sense of grandeur to the garden
Friday, 30 June, 2023

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Green shoots after Greece’s devastating 2021 fires
The forests of Euboea were turned to ash in the blaze but, two years later, there are lessons in its gradual recovery
Friday, 23 June, 2023

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East Ruston in full bloom after 50 years
Far-sighted planning and tireless diligence have created a half-century to celebrate in this favoured corner of Norfolk