Gardening
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How to bring winter flowers and foliage into your home – and what to plant for style and scent
When Tattie Isles was a child, her Scottish granny would regale her with the story of a young flower seller who travelled around the villages of Galloway with a pony-drawn sleigh weighed down with festive posies, garlands, wreaths and decorations. “It could have been entirely mythical,” says the botanical designer and creative director of Dorset-based Tattie Rose Studio, but the tale has now inspired an installation she is creating for the Garden Museum, as part of the London attraction’s inaugu
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The best way to mulch your soil for winter
Mulching soil is one of the kindest ways that we can look after our gardens. Well-rotted compost or manure will help to bind light, sandy soils as well as increase the amount of moisture that can be held within them. Heavy, clay soils will be gradually broken up by the compost being taken down into the soil by worms, which then breaks down to leave air spaces for better gas exchange and channels for water to drain more effectively.
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Pruning climbing roses is easier than you think – try these expert tips
Pruning roses can be an incredibly creative process – the shapes and forms that are realised through basket-like weaving and flowing lines of bright green, thorny stems can be an absolute delight in a garden. I must caveat this by pointing out that there is often no pleasure without a little pain when it comes to roses. There’ll be more than one occasion when a thorn will break your skin, and it is only when you come to wash your hands or have a shower that the true extent of your injuries is re
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Why now is the time to prepare your garden for next spring
Winter can be a period when gardeners not only take stock, but also use this slightly quieter time to prepare themselves and their gardens for the busier months to come. During the winter at West Dean, we take the opportunity to service all of our equipment and ensure that it is in the best possible working condition for the growing season ahead.
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Every gardener needs these 16 tools in their kit
Serious gardeners need serious tools – ones that do the job efficiently while lasting for many years. My carefully chosen, personal tool kit has been with me for decades and it’s fairly basic. I’ve only ever owned three border forks in the past 50 years, for instance, and my forks get plenty of use. The last one’s been with me for 20 years or more, purely because it’s well made. The wooden handle may be getting a bit gnarled, because I’m not very good at nourishing it with boiled linseed oil, bu
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What you need to know before adding a water feature to your garden
Small water features probably cause more anguish than most other garden showstoppers. Whether you are putting in an elaborate, high-end affair or a simple bowl for wildlife, it is worth being armed against possible pitfalls. Few gardens come alive without water, and it is hugely satisfying when it really sparkles.
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How to brighten up your garden in November
There’s no doubt about it, we are at the low point of the gardening calendar. Your garden may be looking drab at the moment, without much to entice you outside; but there are plenty of ways to lift the doom and gloom before the beginning of the new gardening year. Here are some to try.
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