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Eschscholtzia californica ‘Alba’

Perfect flowers for a cutting garden

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

How to grow pumpkin and the best squash recipes

Where support is needed, use a single round, wooden stake.

How to plant trees and first-year maintenance

Peacock Trellis

Garden Equipment

The best supports for climbing plants

Takefue ryokan garden, Kumamoto Prefecture, Minamioguni-machi, Japan

Use lighting in your garden

Collecting leaves with rake

Winter gardening: how to prepare the garden

Natural Christmas wreath

Make your own Christmas decorations from your garden

Natural Christmas decorations

Christmas wreath and stars made from artichoke and twigs

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Ideas for decorating the table for Christmas

Close up of gardener holding four cooking apples close to his chest

How to grow apples

Sharpening

Garden Equipment

How to sharpen your garden tools

Foxglove tree cut back

How to prune and coppice foxglove tree

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How to coppice dogwood

Winter hazel, five years after coppicing

How to coppice hazel

Coppicing hazels

Why coppicing makes sense