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Friday, 29 September, 2023

Gardens
Ivy bees are in a league of their own
They are proliferating in parts of Britain — and creating a buzz on the lawns of Oxford university
Friday, 22 September, 2023

Gardens
A Flemish festival of flowers
Courtesy, charm and rare plants abound at an event in Hex, Belgium
Friday, 15 September, 2023

Gardens
Not much of a garden? Plant bulbs in layers to maximise spring flowering
Crocuses, irises and tulips at varying depths can prolong the magic in a small space
Friday, 8 September, 2023

Gardens
A cart ride through Boston’s tree-filled treasure
Arnold Arboretum has served the world’s gardens for 150 years, and plans to do so for centuries more
Friday, 1 September, 2023

Gardens
How to be an octogenarian icon
The stories of a high-class landscape gardener and mass-market guru Martha Stewart intersect on a trip to the US
Friday, 25 August, 2023

Gardens
The challenges of growing clematis
This beguiling plant is a climber but needs the support of wire or a companion plant to flourish
Friday, 18 August, 2023

Gardens
The Irish gardens that rose from somnolence to magnificence
Glasnevin and Kilmacurragh have been transformed by public funding and a newfound enthusiasm
Friday, 11 August, 2023

Gardens
The flowers that are raining champions of Britain’s wet summer
A profusion of roses, lavender and hollyhocks eases the pain of plants that have been lost
Friday, 4 August, 2023

Gardens
A walk on Wildside, a gardener’s heaven in Devon
Keith Wiley seeks to evoke thousands of years of nature at work ‘in the twinkling of an eye’
Friday, 28 July, 2023

Gardens
Notes from a warm climate
Two Greek gardens show the wisdom of Mediterranean plantings in an age of global warming
Friday, 21 July, 2023

Gardens
Five steps to put your garden in holiday mode
Follow these tips to prepare plants for your absence and ensure they are thriving on your return
Friday, 14 July, 2023

Gardens
Fight garden inflation with your own cuttings
Propagating plants is not just part of the joy of gardening — it is now an economic imperative
Friday, 7 July, 2023

Gardens
Walk on the wild side with rambling roses
In this best of blooming years, the ramblers add a sense of grandeur to the garden
Friday, 30 June, 2023

Gardens
Green shoots after Greece’s devastating 2021 fires
The forests of Euboea were turned to ash in the blaze but, two years later, there are lessons in its gradual recovery
Friday, 23 June, 2023

Gardens
East Ruston in full bloom after 50 years
Far-sighted planning and tireless diligence have created a half-century to celebrate in this favoured corner of Norfolk
Friday, 16 June, 2023

Gardens
Back from the brink
After a harsh winter, some plants will be a write-off but don’t rush to despair too soon; surprises await
Friday, 9 June, 2023

Gardens
My takeaways from the Chelsea Flower Show
This year’s impressive displays inspired some replacements for winter losses
Friday, 2 June, 2023

Gardens
Summer of loveliness: bedding plants that promise masses of blooms
Even for latecomers to bedding out, these varieties will provide a season-long profusion of flowers
Friday, 26 May, 2023

Chelsea Flower Show
My personal Chelsea Flower Show gold
Our columnist is smitten by a Korean ‘masterpiece with wild flowers far more fascinating than British bindweed and buttercups’
Friday, 19 May, 2023

Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show preview: dinners, deals and delphiniums
Our columnist’s first event was 60 years ago, but he still finds much to look forward to
Friday, 12 May, 2023

Gardens
Manna from Le Manoir: growing veg in Raymond Blanc’s kitchen garden
The author spends a morning sowing seeds at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons gardening school
Friday, 5 May, 2023

Gardens
Alpine plants in the ascendant
The best response to losses from frost and wet is to replenish your stocks and replant immediately
Friday, 28 April, 2023

Gardens
The grass is not always greener in Piet Oudolf’s ‘aesthetic of decay’
Robin Lane Fox takes issue with the work of the Dutch garden designer renowned for New York’s High Line
Friday, 21 April, 2023

Gardens
Plant some climbers for wall-to-wall happiness
Star jasmine, passion flower, clematis and ivy are some of winter’s best survivors
Friday, 14 April, 2023

Gardens
Britain’s most lovely private gardens — 3,500 of them — open to the public
The National Garden Scheme provides planting inspiration while raising money for charities