'Furnishing' the garden
A garden is an outdoor room, says Roddy as he considers how his has been furnished while he prepares to sell his house
Expert Gardening Tips
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Cultivating Christmas Cheer
The month of December in the walled garden of Swinton Park brings Jerusalem artichokes, brussels sprouts, forced rhubarb and Christmas decorations.
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A bountiful season of asparagus
The first asparagus of the year are a delicious arrival in the garden, and the warmer weather means it is time to start planting out in earnest
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Solutions for Town Gardens
Anthony du Gard Pasley explains how to overcome the most common problems found in town gardens: poverty of light, bad soil and lack of space
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Pruning Weeping Trees
January is the time to be ruthless and remove the odd elbowing from weeping trees
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Pruning Roses
Kathryn Bradley-Hole encourages gardeners not to be shy of cutting their bush roses quite fiercely, for a hard prune at this time of year will encourage strong growth.
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St Swithin's Day
A surfeit of rain has even gardeners in East Anglia wondering when things will dry up.
