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Learn how to lay a hedge using traditional craftsmanship and hedge laying skills.

How to lay a hedge

Malus Evereste

The best crab apple trees for colour and form

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Design ideas for ponds and pools in the garden

Clifton nurseries has two centres, one in London and one in Surrey. Gifts and furniture sit alongside their excellent range of plants.

Tips for buying in garden centres

Huw Richards

The recipe for a successful allotment

Rowan tree

How to identify hawthorn, crab apple and rowan trees

Standing stone in Pembrokeshire

Create a sanctuary in your garden

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5 ways to create an ecological wildlife haven

Watering can

When to water plants in hot weather

Japanese Knotweed invasive species in autumn bloom, horizontal aspect

Japanese Knotweed: Do’s and Dont’s

An illustration of the soil food chain from organic matter and bacteria to animals

What is soil and how can gardeners improve it?

No-dig gardener Charles Dowding in his quarter-acre organic vegetable garden in Somerset

What is no-dig gardening?

StavordalePriory. Photo: Jason Ingram

Design Solutions: Topiary

Pumpkins, courgettes and winter squash illustrated by artist Kerry Lemon.

How to grow your own pumpkin and squash

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Design ideas for a garden path