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Queen of all colours:  Plant regal roses now and joy will reign through the entire summer

Midwinter might seem a crazy moment to think about roses. But this is an excellent opportunity for buying bare-root varieties. They’re cheaper than container plants and quick to establish.




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Monty Don new TV series explores Japanese gardens

Last year Monty Don made two trips to Japan to film a couple of programmes on Japanese gardens for the BBC.  Here, he explains the appeal of Japanese gardens.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shared advice for preparing greenhouses for spring. He advises transferring cuttings in cell trays or in a propagator into small or medium pots.




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Coming up roses: Don’t hold back when pruning your climbing roses, says Monty Don

British gardening expert Monty Don shared advice for pruning and planting roses this season. He says an estimated 13 million roses are imported from all around the world for Valentine's Day.




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Snowdrops should be at their peak right now, carpeting our woods and gardens

British gardening expert Constance Craig Smith revealed snowdrops are among the earliest spring bulbs to appear. She picked out a selection of the best public gardens for viewing displays.




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Action plan: Nigel Colburn's essential jobs for your garden this week

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shared advice for tackling weeds before spring hits, boosting ferns, and growing potatoes extra early.




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Orchids aren’t as awkward to care for as you’d think, says Monty Don

British gardening expert Monty Don advised on growing orchids. He says the most common and easiest to grow are Phalaenopsis, or moth orchids.




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Terrifically tasty toms: It’s time to sow tomato seeds for a juicy crop this summer 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice on growing tomatoes from seeds. He advises sowing now in order to have ripe tomatoes by July.




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I'm under their spell: Monty Don is enchanted by witch hazels’ flaming colours

British gardening expert Monty Don shared advice for growing witch hazels'. He revealed which variety grows best in open acidic soil with light shade. Monty advises gardeners to cut back clematis this week.




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Plug into floral glory: Plan ahead and get off to a flying start with your summer planting

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for preparing for summer. He says now is the time to start thinking about summer planting as planning is necessary for best results.




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Action plan: Nigel Colburn's essential jobs for your garden this week

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for growing half-hardy annuals from seed. He also advised on maintaining roses as they come into rapid growth.




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Hello yellow! The bright nodding heads of daffodils are a sign that spring’s on the way

British gardening expert Monty Don shared advice for growing daffodils. He advises planting in rich soil that does not dry out too much. Monty recommends sowing rocket this week.




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Floral and hardy: There’s no greater joy than growing flowers from seed

British gardening expert Constance Craig Smith advised on growing flowers from seed. She says the most straightforward seeds of all are hardy annuals that can withstand cold weather.




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Monty Don: Lovely snakeshead fritillaries thrive in the wild in our wet grasslands

Monty Don advises on 'snakeshead' plants which appear in gardens in spring. He answered a selection of questions from readers of Weekend magazine.




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Set the tone for your garden with gorgeous grasses, says Monty Don

Monty Don began his own Paradise Garden last spring after being inspired by Islamic gardens. Now the weather is warmer it is time for a ‘matrix’ planting of the grass Stipa tenuissima.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for growing sweet peas that bloom in July and continue to flower throughout summer.




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Hedgehogs are waking up from winter and need our help

Emma Farley, 43, from York, who spends up to £6,000 a year on food, medicine and equipment to help rehabilitate hedgehog, advised on how you can make your garden welcoming to the animals.




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Artist Lesley Jenkins bought a run-down house with grounds - now they’re a masterpiece

Lesley Jenkins and her husband John bought Wollerton Old Hall in 1982. Eventually she developed the four-acre space in Shropshire and made 16 garden ‘rooms’, each with its own character.




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Monty Don reveals how you can achieve a display of white blooms that will last for months

British gardening expert Monty Don said it is not easy to get a white garden right as it is a difficult colour to use in a border. The style was inspired by Vita Sackville-West’s garden at Sissinghurst.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week  - Apr 28, 2019

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for maintaining large containers planted with longterm shrubs.




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Bright red blooms will make your garden sizzle this summer – and now’s the time to plant them 

British gardening expert Constance Craig Smith, shared advice for adding excitement to gardens that lasts from July until the end of October. She suggested red blooms for showstopping vibrancy.




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Wisteria’s purple reign: Dry conditions last year gave a boost to this British favourite

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice on growing thriving wisteria of different varieties. He says the best place to position the plant is a south or south-west wall.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week  - May 12, 2019

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn advises gardeners on how to best plant their greenhouse tomatoes in spring. He also said gardeners should have a spring clear out of their bedding material.




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Greenhouses, bedding plants, mowers – they were all born in the Victorian era

British gardening expert Monty Don grew up in a home with a Victorian garden which had circular borders filled with bedding plants and a coke-fired greenhouse.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week  - May 19, 2019

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for protecting plants from late frost. He suggests investing in fleece to protect tender plants outside overnight.




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Bill Oddie on the joy of bird-watching – and how you can attract them to your garden

Bill Oddie who would cycle to the countryside as a child because he didn't have a garden, shared advice for ensuring your garden is welcoming to birds.




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Frothy umbellifers are a rich source of food for wildlife, says Monty Don

Umbellifers of any kind add a graceful lightness along with a stately quality to any garden and, as well as pleasing the gardener, they are a magnet for insects, says the British gardening expert.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for cutting back your summer and autumn-flowering plants.




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British-American alliance was forged centuries earlier, says MONTY DON

American and British gardens have been bonded together by mutual plants, skills and experience ever since the first settlers founded Virginia in 1607, says the British gardening expert.




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Peonies are the prettiest plants in the garden right now, says Monty Don

British gardening expert Monty Don, shared advice for growing peonies. He says the flowers are easy to grow and can flower happily for 100 years in undisturbed conditions.




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Alliums will take over your garden but are worth every bit of effort, says Monty Don

British gardening expert Monty Don revealed that his garden is garnished with a sea of intense purple balls of flower in May. He also answered questions from readers of the weekend magazine.




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Sweet smell of excess: Bountiful and headily fragrant, pelargoniums are perfect for summer 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shared advice for growing thriving pelargoniums such as Lara Starshine this summer. He has planted eight of the variety in an old cattle tank this year.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week - Jun 23, 2019

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for helping gardens deal with all the recent downpours.




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Luck of the Iris: Monty Don shares his tips for growing the bearded blooms in your garden

British gardening expert Monty Don shares his advice for growing irises. He says the plants do best in open areas that have blazing hot summers but quite cold winters, and need good drainage.




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Ready for robo chop? Robotic mowers are all the rage in Europe, and now our Queen has one

Constance Craig Smith explores the increasing popularity of robotic mowers in Europe, as it's believed that the Queen has a top-of-the-range Miimo from Honda to keep her lawn in check.




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Heavenly honeysuckle: Entwine this social climber with roses for sublime scents

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for achieving heavenly fragrances by blending different varieties of honeysuckle with roses.




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Your plot could win £2,000 in the Daily Mail National Garden Competition

British gardening expert Monty Don shares his top tips for competing in this year's Daily Mail National Garden Competition. The winner will receive a £2K prize and finalists will be given a blue plaque.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week - Jul 07, 2019

British gardener Nigel Colborn explains how this is the month for soft cuttings.




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Dazzling dahlias:These fizzing favourites give colour all the way to autumn 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shared advice for thriving dahlias. He says they flower constantly between June and November, and there are as many as 20,000 varieties to choose from.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week  - Jul 21, 2019

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared his advice on how readers can increase their production of strawberries.




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Gooseberries are a real treat to grow, says Monty Don

British gardening expert Monty Don shares advice on how to grow gooseberries. He said the berries are easy to grow, happy in coolish damp weather and any soil or situation.




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Monty Don has added a touch of the Med to his garden - and here he explains how you can too

British gardening expert Monty Don shared his advice for how to grow olive trees in the garden. He recommended using 'very large terracotta pots'.




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Your silver service: Fill your borders with these shiny hues - just don't call them grey

Nigel Colborn advised gardeners on embracing the silver foliage trend, that was last in vogue in the Sixties. The British gardening expert says most varieties love sun and tolerate drought.




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Viva verbena! MONTY DON has brightened up his patch of paradise with these stately plants

British gardening expert Monty Don explains how adding Verbena bonariensis to your garden can give a graceful, slender and assured effect.




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Hurrah for hostas: Their lustrous foliage will add beauty to any shady spot

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn advised on how to cultivate hostas in a shaded British border. He said the plant, which originates from Asia, is hardy and easy to grow in the UK.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for summer pruning wisteria. He says pruning now will result in bigger and better flowers next spring.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week  - Sep 01, 2019

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for managing ponds this season. He advises removing dying vegetation to improve conditions.




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Awesome autumn colours: Ramp up the heat with these fiery, easy-to-grow late bloomers 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shared advice for a thriving autumn garden. He recommends growing Rudbeckia laciniata Herbstsonne in plenty of sunlight.




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Coneflowers such as rudbeckia and echinacea are brilliant pollinators, says Monty Don

British gardening expert Mont Don shares his advice for growing coneflowers. He says the plants are great for biodiversity as they are extremely attractive to insects and butterflies.




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Action plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week  - Sep 15, 2019

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice on gardening now to plan for spring.