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5 unusual herbs to grow that you won’t find in the supermarket
Forget parsley and mint, try growing bergamot, lemon grass and sweet cicely to perk up your dishes. Want to add some herbs to dishes that aren’t so run-of-the-mill? There are so many easy-to-grow herbs which are overlooked, says award-winning
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There really is a Euphorbia for every garden
Many Euphorbias (spurge) are at their flowering best during spring, and as one of the largest plant genera in existence, there really is a Euphorbia for every garden. In fact, there are well over 2000 species and cultivars found across the world, some
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How to plan your garden makeover
The warm April weather brings with it the budding promise of long awaited life in the garden. It is no wonder that so many of us turn our attention to our own "outdoor room". Armed with ambition, these longer days tempt us to dream of revitalising
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10 things to do in the garden in the month of April
10 things to do in the garden during April Ready, steady, sow! Towards the end of the month, we can start directly sowing warmer weather crops such as broad beans, beetroot (early and maincrop varieties), early carrots, lettuce and parsnips
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Blue hues with allium bulbs this spring
Ornamental onions, alliums, give a bold, architectural presence to the garden, woven through borders, lining paths and en masse in blocks. Although most have rich purple globular clusters of flowers, there are also varieties with white, blue, mauve
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It's the time of year to think about what you will be planting in borders
In this country we tend to garden for 12 weeks in the spring and then leave our outdoor spaces to get on with it. Traditional planting schemes used to highlight a particular plant, but a more modern approach is to layer in plants to ‘take over’ from
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With over 300 varieties, there an iris for every garden
Named after the rainbow goddess of Greek mythology, irises are available in an impressive spectrum of nearly every hue, even earth tones, allowing for creative combinations in the garden. The wide-ranging genus of the iris family, Iridaceae, with 310
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6 quick-growing crops for impatient gardeners
Gardening whizz Huw Richards reveals his top picks for growers who don’t want to wait too long for a harvest. If you’re a beginner gardener, or just someone who doesn’t want to wait long to see the fruits of their labour, then growing quick-maturing
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5 of the best garden centres to visit in West Yorkshire this spring and summer
The time of year has come when we dust the cobwebs off the greenhouse, start trimming back the dead heads in the garden and plan what summer blooms we want to add to the soil beds. For those who enjoy gardening, you might have even started sewing