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NOT all honeysuckles are the familiar climbers that scramble up trees or trellis and bloom spectacularly in summer.Continue reading...

START picking kale once the foliage has had several good frosts to tenderise it and make it tastier - and watch out for early purple-sprouting broccoli.Continue reading...

THERE'S something deeply satisfying about pottering around an allotment and growing your own produce. No doubt that's why plots are currently in such short supply with waiting lists of up to 40 years in some areas of the country.Continue reading...

WONDERING what to do with that sea of mud? Fed up with gazing at your neighbour's garden?Continue reading...

RHS Garden Wisley currently open but with limited facilities. Please check for any weather warnings issued by the Met Office before travelling.Continue reading...

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"All gardens must contain 10 per cent of evergreens," I read this week. The piece was written by a garden designer, wonderfully sure that his edicts had been handed down by Moses himself. Any edict has me reaching for my anarchist T-shirt, but in this particular one, there was an element of...

I used to be at the forefront of computer technology but gave it all up for a much more satisfying way of life - getting my hands dirty in soil and living healthily from my efforts. Funnily enough, I had an invite only last week to go back to the tech-side - promises of 12-16 hour days...

There are still some places available on this course but we expect to fill them shortly. The formal closing date for completed applications with evidence of funding/sponsorship is 1 April, however any applications should be sent in as soon as possible to make sure of a place.Continue reading...

To mark the Chelsea Flower Show centenary in 2013, we're looking for photographs of the show through the decades.Continue reading...

To mark the Chelsea Flower Show centenary in 2013, we're looking for photographs of the show through the decades.Continue reading...

COLD days and long winter nights may not offer the perfect recipe for gardening - but they do provide an ideal time for redesigning any problem areas. Old or overgrown borders are a prime target for a makeover. Here's how to restore them to their former glory.Continue reading...

MAKE the most of mild, dry spells by starting construction projects that involve concrete, such as laying paving, building arches or a greenhouse.Continue reading...

IF you think of mahonias as dull, prickly evergreens, take a look at "Charity".Continue reading...

Slugs and snails at top of list of pests for 2013, the RHS revealsContinue reading...

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Edible gardens will appear in public spaces across the UK when RHS Britain in Bloom 2013, which has the theme Edible Britain, launches in April.Continue reading...

Edible gardens will appear in public spaces across the UK when RHS Britain in Bloom 2013, which has the theme Edible Britain, launches in April.Continue reading...