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Gardening tips for April: Feed pot plants
Water and feed your pot plants in April, but don’t drown them
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What to do in the garden in April
Help along pot plants in April with some fresh compost
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How to have cut flowers all year round
Country Life visits a thriving cut-flower nursery in Kent to find out how to grow flowers all year round
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Top gardening tips for March
Our ultimate guide to what you need to be doing in the garden in March from pruning hydrangeas to planting bulbs
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What to do in the garden in March: Prune Hydrangeas
An apparently tough regime will lead to a bumper crop of hydrangeas in late summer
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What to do in the garden this week: Plant evergreens
Evergreens require good preparation if they are to continue to flourish for years to come
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How to grow hellebores
You need to start with two really top-notch plants, says nurserywoman Carol Klein who reveals her top tips to growing hellebores
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Camellias: beautiful and useful
Camellias grow all over England but are at their best in the west, says Christian Lamb
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Gardening tips for January: Prune climbers
A firm but well-directed hand is required to get rid of the Virginia creeper when it creeps into spaces where it’s emphatically not wanted
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What to do in the garden this week: Force rhubarb in January
Now's the time to select one or two vigorous, well-established plants to grow forced rhubarb
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Gardening tips for January: Plan the vegetable garden
Rotating your growing plan is the key to the successful vegetable garden and January is a useful time to plan
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What to do in the garden in January: inspect stored apples
After last year’s unusual harvest of apples, now is the time to check them over, for eating and to see whether there is any rot
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Gardening tips for December: Take root cuttings
From now on certain perennials can be propagates easily by root cuttings
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Gardening tips for December: Topdress the lawn
When the lawn is still soft and green, it’s the ideal time to topdress the grass
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What to do in the garden this week: store dahlias
Store dahlias for the winter in a box covered by insulated wadding
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Gardening tips for November: Plant rhubarb
Increasingly popular, picking the right cultivar is important, and prepare your ground well before you plant your rhubarb
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What to do in the Garden in November
Now is the time to but down the herbaceous perennials, which can be used for mulching next year
