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Small, dark and handsome

 

5:45 pmin blog, flowers, grow this by isabel No Comments »

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harvington Smokey Blue’ is the colour of a beautiful couture dress. Here’s how to grow and fall in love with it.

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B is for Brugmansia

 

5:30 pmin blog, flowers, grow this, shrubs by isabel No Comments »

Our second new chum in our A-Z of the best plants ever (no big claims here) is the beautiful brugmansia.

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Daphne

 

8:37 pmin blog, flowers, grow this, shrubs by isabel 2 Comments »

Daphne is seriously hot stuff. Find out more about her here.

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Pussy galore

 

5:53 pmin blog, flowers, grow this, shrubs by isabel Comments Off

Meet the glamorous pussy willow, also known as Salix caprea

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The green hurricane

 

1:58 pmin blog, flowers, grow this by Ryan Comments Off

Ryan Lewis digs up a mysteriously beautiful rare woodland plant.

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Early blossom

 

5:39 pmin blog, flowers, trees by isabel 2 Comments »

Don’t wait for April for the blossom to cheer you up: plant a Fuji cherry now and be delighted by its dainty blooms.

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Winter hazel

 

5:53 pmin blog, flowers, grow this, shrubs by isabel Comments Off

Here’s one of the sweetest early-flowering shrubs you’ll ever meet.

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Perky pots

 

7:01 pmin blog, flowers, garden design by Kathy Brown 1 Comment »

Garden designer Kathy Brown shares her top tips for cheery and stylish winter pots and baskets.

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A is for Allium

 

6:02 pmin blog, flowers, grow this by isabel 2 Comments »

In the first of our new series on the best flowers from A-Z, we meet the amazing allium.

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Seed swap

 

5:52 pmin blog, flowers, herbs, saving money, vegetables by isabelTags:
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The other day I did something I had been putting off for months: I tidied my seed box. I’m ashamed to admit that I’m not one of those women who has a perfectly organised seed box coded by month, colour of flower or type of veg. I have a pallet-tray in which I chuck all [...]

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Winter honeysuckle

 

8:48 pmin blog, flowers, grow this, shrubs by isabelTags:
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It doesn’t scramble or climb, but this superb-scented shrub is still a honeysuckle. Here’s why we love it so.

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Wild snowdrops

 

6:16 pmin blog, flowers, wildflowers by isabel 1 Comment »

We stumble upon some stunning wild snowdrops.

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