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Actinidia

May 23, 2011
by F&F
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Accident in a paint shop? No, this splendid vine is one of the classiest variegated plants you can grow.
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Tree fern fiddleheads

May 10, 2011
by F&F
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How lovely the Fibonacci fists are of the tree fern's fiddlehead.
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Wisteria

May 6, 2011
by F&F
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If you love wisteria but can't fit such a monster vine in your small garden, grow it as a stylish standard instead.
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Chocolate vine

April 26, 2011
by F&F
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Akebia quinata is the classiest sort of chocolate-scented plant you can grow.
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Erythrina crista-galli

April 19, 2011
by Ryan
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This month's rare plant is surprisingly hardy. Ryan Lewis introduces F&F readers to the striking Erythrina crista-galli.
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Marvellous magnolias

April 16, 2011
by F&F
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Swoon at our gallery of marvellous magnolias.
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Snake’s head fritillary

April 13, 2011
by F&F
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The snake's-head fritillary is utterly mesmerising. Fall in love with it, then learn how to grow it and naturalise it in long grass for the most enchanting display.
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Taste-tastic veg

April 10, 2011
by F&F
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Sack off growing boring old vegetables this year and pick up some of the varieties that we think taste the best instead.
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Top of the bogs

April 5, 2011
by F&F
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The bright yellow skunk cabbage will glam up a boggy, marshy patch in your garden no end.
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Red orache

April 4, 2011
by F&F
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Meet the mouth-watering red orache: the salad plant that is just as happy to hang out in your flower beds.
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Growing old gracefully

April 3, 2011
by F&F
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Helleborus x ericsmithii might not be the showiest bright young thing, but this little plant sure knows how to age elegantly.
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Rococo tulips

April 1, 2011
by F&F
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We're far too grown-up to play April Fool's jokes here at F&F. But whenever we want a giggle, we look at rococo tulips: the most splendid, comic blooms you'll ever set eyes on.
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