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CHARLES QUEST-RITSON ADMITS THAT HE NEVER FELL FOR ORCHIDS THE WAY HE HAS FOR ROSES — BUT THE DEVOTION THEY INSPIRE IS LEGENDARY. The sawfly orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) is among the multi...

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ARTHUR PARKINSON MARVELS AT THE SPECTACULAR SHEDS OF STONEY ROAD ALLOTMENTS. A kind of magic: Inside one of the allotment sheds at Stoney Road Gardens, Coventry. Arthur Parkinson marvels at the s...

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OUR GROW-YOUR-OWN EXPERT MARK DIACONO TAKES A LOOK AT THE LOVELY USES FOR LOVAGE. Loving the Lovage: every part of the Levisticum officinale plant is edible; its tender young leaves are best for ...

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GROVES NURSERY IN BRIDPORT, DORSET, HAS BEEN BREEDING VIOLETS SINCE 1866 AND, TODAY, HOLDS A NATIONAL COLLECTION, AS WELL AS OFFERING MORE THAN 200 VARIETIES FOR SALE. TILLY WARE PAID A VISIT AND...

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THE GEORGIAN TEAHOUSE AT WENTWORTH WOODHOUSE HAS UNDERGONE A MULTI-MILLION POUND RESTORATION WHICH HAS SAVED THE CENTURIES-OLD CAMELLIAS WHICH GROW WITHIN. Wentworth Woodhouse's beautiful Camelli...

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THE RHS IS BEST-KNOWN FOR ITS SHOWS AND GARDENS BUT IT'S THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES WHICH HAS MADE THE BIGGEST MARK. TIFFANY DANEFF PAYS TRIBUTE TO A REMARKABLE INSTITUTION AS IT REACHES A MAJOR ...

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OUR COLUMNIST ALAN TITCHMARSH REFLECTS ON 60 YEARS OF GARDENING. Alan Titchmarsh in 1983. Our columnist Alan Titchmarsh reflects on 60 years of gardening.

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MARK DIACONO EXPLAINS HOW TO GROW CHICORY AND ENDIVE — AND WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THEM. Chicory ‘Variegata di Castelfranco’. This is chic chicory: a wonderful maroon-speckled effect adorns t...

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TIFFANY DANEFF TALKS ABOUT HER LIFE, HER CAREER AS A GARDENING WRITER, AND WHAT SHE PLANTS IN HER OWN SPACE AT HOME. Country Life’s Gardens Editor Tiffany Daneff is one of Britain’s foremost ...

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CHARLES QUEST-RITSON ON THE AMAZING LONGEVITY OF HIS PURPUREA. Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea', aka (Purple Heart). Charles Quest-Ritson on the amazing longevity of his Purpurea.

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