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Reviving the Cottage Garden
Cottage plants were the purest forms of flowers before modern bedding plants took over.
Successful Flower Gardening
Clive explains the principles of “This goes with that”.
Returning to a Wilder Garden
How returning to nature affects our gardening tastes.
Planting Combinations
Using subtle, permanent perennials to create pleasing summer gardens.
Creating a beautiful flower garden
Clive Blazey explains the basic do’s and don’ts of flower gardening to help you succeed.
Evergreen Perennials
Clive Blazey talks about evergreen perennials in this extract from 'There Is No Excuse For Ugliness'.
Coastal Gardens
Clive Blazey explains which drought-tolerant plants cope in salty, windswept conditions.
Gardening in the Shade
Bill Bampton discusses creating a shade garden.
Letters from the country: The Japanese garden
Tommy reviews ‘The Gardens of Japan’ by Teiji Roh, where the finest gardens are 700-years-old.