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It’s hard to find two such unlikely bedfellows as the begonias and delphiniums at Blackmore & Langdon’s, says Elly West...
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The spring shows start this month and Elly West is thinking beauty, practicality and time-honoured, as well as trendy Springtime...
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Summer is coming on leaps and bounds at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden and can still be enjoyed from your own armchair. By Alice Maltby Like the best of the ripping yarns from the “Boys Own” magazines of old, intrepid plant explorers risked life and limb to bring back...
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England may not be the first place we think of when it comes to wine production says Elly West, but...
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Elly West is finding inspiration in the world around her and aiding nature’s declining pollinators, to boot Designing gardens is...
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The season of love is upon us, and Bristol-based award-winning RHS garden designer Jason Loh is offering his tips on making a more romantic garden this month… ♡-shaped Most plants have heart-shaped leaves, but an interesting feature to have in your garden would be to select plants with contrasting leaf colours...
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Elly West on how to take your love of gardening a step further in 2018 It’s cold outside. The garden...
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Find peace, exotic beauty, art installations and even disease-curing medicinal compounds all within this beautiful corner of the city… Words...
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Make your 2020 garden the best yet with Elly West’s month-by-month task planner While it’s generally a quiet and contemplative month in the garden, January signals the start of another year and for that reason it also holds excitement and promise. No two years are the same, and you can...
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Professional gardener and BBC One Show broadcaster Christine Walkden is showing support this year for community initiative Growing Together. But...
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A guided tour of Prince Charles’ gardens at Highgrove impresses Jane Moore I have been to Highgrove twice. The first...
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Bristol-based award-winning RHS garden designer Jason Loh welcomes us into the magical world of the winter garden, with plenty of tips to hone your horticultural skills as the days get shorter and the frost starts to settle… A Narnian Winter Garden “It was almost quite dark in there and she kept her...