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Tending the garden in a cold spell
Snow isn’t too detrimental to plants underground, although the trees may suffer from the weight says Steven Desmond
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Great British garden-makers: Gertrude Jekyll
In the first of our new series we examine the genius of Gertrude Jekyll
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How to prepare your kitchen garden
Philip Maddison explains how to prepare your kitchen garden before winter for a bumper crop next year
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How to attract woodpeckers to your garden
Want to attract woodpeckers to your garden? All you need is the excess fat from a roast says Vicky Wilkes
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Dream Acres week ten: Garden wonders
We explore some of the more whimsical elements of our dream estate from tree houses to mazes
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Gardening tips for July: harvest your herbs
Now is the best time to cut and tie stems of oregano and lavender, amongst others, for use in winter
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How to attract the birds and the bees
Fancy a bit of twitching in your own back garden? Check out our guide to attracting wildlife into your green spaces
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Cleaning old terracotta pots
A fabulously easy way to clean stubborn deposits from terracotta pots, gleaned at Chelsea Flower Show
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Making weeds work for your garden
A simple but brilliant way to get revenge on the weeds in your garden goes back to Roman times
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Buying and protecting ladybirds
The British ladybird is under threat from an alien species. Milly Cumming explains what you can do to help and where you can buy larvae and adult insects
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Gardening tips for late January and February
Philip Maddison
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Gardening tips for december
What to do in the garden this week
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Best new plants of 2008
Jinny Blom, Sir Roy Strong and others recommend the most rewarding plants that were new to them this year
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This week in the garden
It's time to prune your blackcurrants, blackberries and cut back your regal pelargoniums
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What to do in the garden this week
Planting aromatic basil and spring cabbage are top tips this week
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Things to know about insects, pollinators and predators
How to encourage good insects, the top pollinators and worst predators – all you need to know about insects, good and bad
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Gardening tips for April
Crop rotation, carrots and beetroot plus more tips from our gardening expert
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March gardening tips
Philip Maddison, head gardener at Harrington Hall explains what you should be doing in your garden towards the latter end of March
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Challenges of a new garden
Moving house means taking on a new garden but Roddy Llewellyn suggests living there for a year before doing anything drastic - you never know what might appear in spring
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The winter-flowering iris
Neglect is the best way to get the most out of the Cretan or Algerian iris
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Tips on winter gardening
Give more thought to your garden in winter, says Roddy Llewellyn who outlines his tips for plants which guarantee winter cheer
