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Friday, 23 February, 2024

Gardens
Get to know orchids beyond the supermarket shelf
Millions grow in extraordinary variety around the world and many are on show now in botanic gardens
Friday, 16 February, 2024

Gardens
Sunflowers are not the only blooms in Van Gogh’s paintings
His last works depict roses, ranunculus, gladioli and hollyhocks, all deepening the gardener’s sense of colour and rhythm
Friday, 9 February, 2024

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How to choose a colour scheme for your garden
Visits and books can help you decide on a spectrum, whether it is softly modulated or spectacularly contrasting
Friday, 2 February, 2024

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It may be midwinter but summer gardening starts here
Ignore the gloom and anticipate the bloom by choosing seeds to sow early
Friday, 26 January, 2024

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Sustainable solutions at Sarasota’s botanical gardens
As counterparts around the world struggle to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, this one in Florida leads the way
Friday, 19 January, 2024

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Berries bring colour to a wet winter
Cotoneasters are the most under-appreciated shrubs in cultivation, even offering a hedge against pollution
Friday, 12 January, 2024

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Pesellino’s floral triumphs
The flowery foregrounds in the Florentine artist’s biblical works, on show at the National Gallery, set him apart as a master of botanical details
Friday, 5 January, 2024

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A crocosmia coup and other mysteries of the gardening cosmos
We can but try to learn from a year of contrasting weather that caused horticultural surprises
Friday, 15 December, 2023

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The gift of gardening
Three books explore what horticulture has meant to people from very different walks of life
Friday, 24 November, 2023

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Horticulture has a growing problem
The British sector is beset by challenges, as a recent report by a House of Lords committee makes clear
Monday, 20 November, 2023

Life and Art from FT Weekend podcast17 min listen
How to keep your plants happy as it gets cold
FT gardening columnist Robin Lane Fox talks winter plant tending, indoors and out
Friday, 17 November, 2023

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A tree is for life, so choose carefully what to plant
Several books offer solid, straightforward advice but beware the omissions and verbosity of others
Friday, 10 November, 2023

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A mid-November bouquet
From dahlias to salvias to choisyas, flowers are blooming amid the mildness of what used to be a frosty month
Friday, 3 November, 2023

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How one family ensures the legacy of a landscape gardening genius
Le Nôtre’s work at the château Vaux-le-Vicomte is preserved thanks to its owners and public support
Friday, 27 October, 2023

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The glory of Tuscany’s trees
Italy’s columnar cypresses and cork oaks are not just beautiful — they are full of cultural resonance
Friday, 20 October, 2023

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Tulips great and small
One variety grows low and wild and has historic connections; another is tall and has literary associations
Friday, 13 October, 2023

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A ‘Japanistic’ garden off the coast of Maine
Autumn colours are at their fleeting best this weekend in a Japan-influenced design
Friday, 6 October, 2023

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My garden’s blue period
Lavender, lilac and electric-blue shades are set off to spectacular effect by serene September skies
Friday, 29 September, 2023

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Ivy bees are in a league of their own
They are proliferating in parts of Britain — and creating a buzz on the lawns of Oxford university
Friday, 22 September, 2023

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A Flemish festival of flowers
Courtesy, charm and rare plants abound at an event in Hex, Belgium
Friday, 15 September, 2023

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Not much of a garden? Plant bulbs in layers to maximise spring flowering
Crocuses, irises and tulips at varying depths can prolong the magic in a small space
Friday, 8 September, 2023

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A cart ride through Boston’s tree-filled treasure
Arnold Arboretum has served the world’s gardens for 150 years, and plans to do so for centuries more
Friday, 1 September, 2023

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How to be an octogenarian icon
The stories of a high-class landscape gardener and mass-market guru Martha Stewart intersect on a trip to the US
Friday, 25 August, 2023

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The challenges of growing clematis
This beguiling plant is a climber but needs the support of wire or a companion plant to flourish
Friday, 18 August, 2023

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The Irish gardens that rose from somnolence to magnificence
Glasnevin and Kilmacurragh have been transformed by public funding and a newfound enthusiasm