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As the flowers come into bloom, a visit to a hidden London landmark reveals a display of this most classical of motifs
One theme of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show is the modestly sized garden. Follow our expert’s tips to create a compact but floriferous retreat
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How a century-old institution is cultivating diversity, widening access and embracing contemporary themes
Endless upkeep, environmental costs — it is time to ditch our outdated obsession
It’s smart to beat the spring shopping surge — just remember there can be frosts until June
But control them in an environmentally friendly way — and acknowledge that molluscs also have their merits
A programme at the botanical gardens focuses on shifting attitudes and growing vegetables sustainably
A new book divulges grottoes, toy hermits and a ‘parlour of Venus’ of questionable taste
How to illuminate a garden at night without confusing and disrupting wildlife
How a prison-based planting scheme is helping inmates pot, prune and propagate their way to new happiness
Vita Sackville-West’s vision is respected while also being updated for an era of climate change and conservation
‘I use inexpensive containers to hold my tulips: I always like a simple glass cylinder, and I adore a bucket’
They may struggle in their native environment due to climate change but do well in pots or on balconies
Madcap visions and miniatures fill a landscape architect’s guided tour through the stranger corners of English garden design
Knepp Castle in West Sussex is a model of rewilding but a similar effect can be achieved at home
Let your imagination – and your flowers – run wild
The right pruning, sowing and weeding techniques will reward you with long months of beauty and bounty
Two new books address the challenges of cultivating in a confined or concrete area
From urban superblooms to specialist turf, everyone should have a field day this summer
City gardening has its advantages but the countryside boasts the primeval pleasures of stars, silence and wild flowers
A vase of tulips, an eclectic centrepiece or even an Easter wreath
The miniature trees are cherished in all seasons, blooming or bare
A past encounter in the Ukrainian city’s neglected gardens recalls a similar one in Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’
Prime property for green-fingered buyers
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