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PICTURES: Inspiring gardens from Japan's World Flower Gardening...
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Bulbs for bees: Plant now to help Spring foragers
Hannah Finch prepares for the final phase of the beekeeping year and looks ahead to creating early season forage for the honeybees.Late autumn sunshine is made all the brighter by the orbs of light...
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PICTURES: RHS to create new flagship from 'lost' garden
The RHS has unveiled plans to create a stunning new 63 hectare (156 acre) garden in the heart of the North West.It plans to bring back to life the lost historic grounds at Worsley New Hall in Salford....
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Hope, 7, grows her own harvest and bags top prize
A Devon youngster has topped a national competition with her home grown veg.Seven-year-old Hope Baker from Winkleigh in Devon won first prize in the a photography competition run by a virtual garden...
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Farm incomes fall - and there is worse to come, industry experts...
Farm incomes fell significantly in the past year and there is worse to come, the government and farm leaders are warning. Income dropped across all farm types apart from lowland grazing livestock farms...
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Heligan honours fallen gardeners for Remembrance charity opening
The Lost Gardens of Heligan will open its gates on behalf of the Royal British Legion for Remembrance Sunday.The day of remembrance on November 8 will allow visitors and gardeners to remember the...
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GARDENS: Summer subsides for wonders of overwintering
Hannah Finch clears summer crops to make way for over-wintering cabbage in the vegetable bedsThere comes a time in the year when it is no good to hold on to hopes of a greater harvest. Waiting for more...
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Alan Titchmarsh says gardening is his 'safety valve'
Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh heads West later this month and he couldn't be happier about it.The broadcaster and novelist loves the Westcountry, particularly parts of the landscape that are often...
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GARDENS: For the love of leaf mould
These high winds have pulled almost every leaf from the trees. They have caught along the length of the little box hedge and littered the lawn with colour. Now is the time to find the garden rake even...
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Gardening author Carol Klein makes Dorset date
Gardening author Carol Klein is hosting a talk in Dorset next week.The TV presenter, best know for hosting Gardener's World and RHS Chelsea Flower Show coverage will be visiting Sherborne in Dorset on...
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GARDENS: Poppies too beautiful to forget
The field poppy has long been a symbol of fertility and death but not until 1921, did it become an image to honour the fallen.The use of the Flanders poppy (Papaver rhoeas) to honour the casualties of...
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Return to RHS Chelsea for gold winning Hugo Bugg
One of Britain's most celebrated young garden designers is returning to RHS Chelsea Flower Show.Hugo Bugg, based in Exeter, is to create a garden for the Royal Bank of Canada.In 2014, the designer...
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GARDENS: When the wind blows
Hannah Finch continues the autumn clearance routine before the wind does the work for her Suddenly the wind picked up and the sky tumbled with shapes that could have been leaves or birds or both....
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GARDENS: Is this the season's last rose?
Hannah Finch enjoys the last flush of flowers in a garden gradually going to groundHere is a pale pink rambling rose that hasn't yet finished flowering. It is one of the garden's oldest residents, here...
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How to grow your own wedding
Westcountry flower farmer Georgie Newbery's new book Grow Your Own Wedding Flowers is the perfect companion for brides hoping for a natural look to their floral bouquets. In this extract, Georgie...
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Early daffodil heralds spring at the start of winter
Westcountry gardeners are reporting that Spring has sprung - at the start of winter.North Devon gardener Margaret White has spotted the first daffodil about to flower in her garden in South Molton.The...
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GARDENS: Carol Klein's plans for the field next door
Hannah Finch talks to Carol Klein about the next development at Glebe Cottage"I've got some really exciting news," said Carol Klein.The TV gardener and writer is fired up about the future of the field...
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GARDENS: The foundling prince
Hannah Finch finds a lost vegetable treasure while rummaging amongst a mass of autumn decayI have found a lone squash growing undetected beneath a tumble of nasturtium flowers. Duck egg blue and rotted...
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