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In this bumper issue we feature gorgeous gardens at their springtime peak and beautiful plants and container iIn this issue we explore four glorious English gardens that are packed with inspiration and take-home ideas and recommend the very best plants for June. Plus ways to incorporate water into the garden and the bombproof plants that will never let you down.
- A contemporary space with minimalist orchard, a modern twist on cottage garden style, a timeless Tom Stuart-Smith scheme for a 15th century house and John Little’s boundary-pushing garden in Essex
- Bombproof plants: dependable, indestructible, easy-care heroes chosen by experts
- Ideas for ways to use water in the garden from designer Charlotte Harris
- Dan Pearson’s top ten plants for June from his garden in Somerset
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A Year of Plants
A year of plants is a beautiful, comprehensive guide to the best flowers, shrubs, trees, bulbs and foliage plants for colour and interest in every season. This new edition for 2024 contains more than 240 plants, divided into the key growing seasons of spring, early summer, late summer, autumn and winter.
Chosen by expert head gardeners and leading plantspeople, this special edition is a treasure trove of amazing plant picks to inspire you, whatever the size, style or soil of your garden.
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