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Take a seat

Take a seat
Garden designer Emma Bond advises on how to make your garden seating stylish.
How to plant asparagus

How to plant asparagus
If you've got the time to hang around for three years, plant asparagus now for a wonderful harvest of the king of vegetables.
Six top plants for February

Six top plants for February
February is a pretty exciting month. It’s when the colours all start to wake up in the garden, and everything starts getting ready for the year ahead. Here are six bright and breezy plants to get you going.
Feeding the allotment

Feeding the allotment
It's time to feed the soil at the new allotment.
A family garden

A family garden
Garden designer and author Dawn Isaac created this wonderful garden for her family. She tells F&F readers how it came together.

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Peashoots

January 28, 2012

by F&F

Rolesalad challenge

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The end of January brings delicious soft peashoots as the latest serving in the 52-week salad challenge.

Wonderful witch hazel

January 27, 2012

by F&F

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Think you know witch hazels? Wait until you see our gallery of Hamamelis, from soft pale yellow, to raunchy crimson.

Foraging for salad

January 26, 2012

by F&F

Rolesalad challenge

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Stuck for salad leaves? Here are five that you can forage from your garden and the countryside.

Winter-flowering shrubs for wildlife

January 25, 2012

by F&F

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Plant expert Claire Brown showcases her top three shrubs to bring wildlife into the garden.

The wonderful new allotment

January 24, 2012

by F&F

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Meet the wonderful new F&F allotment, and all the strange and wonderful fruits that will grow on it.

The gardens at Abbeywood in Cheshire have been around since the Edwardian era, but were extensively designed in 2003 on the advice of designer and writer David Stevens. Here's a snappy tour of the gardens.

Begonia ‘Beni Tochiba’

January 22, 2012

by colinward

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Colin Ward of Swines Meadow Farm Nursery plants a stunning begonia.

The mini mustard salad

January 21, 2012

by F&F

Rolesalad challenge

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The mustard microgreens are finally ready for a light, airy and spicy salad mix.

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