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The best trees for front gardens

Choosing the right tree for a front garden can be tricky but there are advantages and countless pleasures that can be had if you choose your tree carefully.
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30 of the best climbing plants for 2024

Choose from our selection of best climbing plants and add vertical interest to walls and trellises or allow to scramble over other plants in borders. Plantsman and garden designer Rory Dusoir gives his top recommendations.
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How to grow verbena

From the familiar, tall and willowy Verbena bonariensis to the compact Verbena rigida, this group of herbaceous perennials offers gardeners plenty of long-flowering options. Words Marina Christopher
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The best peonies for your garden

Nursery owner Claire Austin grows over 100 different herbaceous peonies in her garden and trials field to find the very best
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An award-winning garden at a desert home in Arizona

Replacing a water-intensive garden at a private home in Arizona with sympathetic desert planting has won its designers an Architizer A+Award.
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The best plants for a cottage garden

Looking to create a charming cottage garden feel in your garden? The horticulture director of Dobbies Garden Centres Marcus Eyles picks the plants you need
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Climate change means we should learn to love weeds

Landscape designer Jack Wallington's new book focuses on the benefits of weeds. Here's why climate change should make weeds more attractive to gardeners
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Key plants for a warmer climate

Wondering what to plant in our changing climate? Here are nine key plants from Conrad Batten's Mediterranean-inspired Devon garden. Words: Matthew Reese. Photographs: Jason Ingram
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Bold plant combinations for summer borders

Four plant combinations to add colour and drama to your summer borders.
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