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Precious heralds of spring, Chionodoxa forbesii sparkling on a bed of camellia petals Image: Richard Bloom |
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News
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| Letters |
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Tradescant's Diary
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Painted with soft rain and bright colour A skillfully constructed Irish garden JAMES WICKHAM
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Leaves from the Lindley Library BRENT ELLIOTT
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Camellia x williamsii A camellia for our climate JENNIFER TREHANE
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Careful training bears fruit Fruit trained in the French style JIM BUCKLAND
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Unusual ways with alpines Release rock plants from the rock garden GRAHAM STRONG
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Off to an early start Appreciating spring flowers URSULA BUCHAN
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Worth two in the bush Attracting birds to your garden ROBERT BURTON
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Tropical debutantes An extract from The Plantsman JOHN MOOD AND IDA THEILADE
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Peat, gardeners and conservation Arguments for and against peat use PHIL GATES
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Nurseries to visit Christie's Nursery ROY LANCASTER |
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Annual turnover Designing with annuals and biennials NIGEL COLBORN
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In conversation with Graham Stuart-Thomas TIM RICHARDSON
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| RHS Help and Advice |
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| Books |
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Compass RHS Events around the UK (download as a pdf) Each issue also comes with a pull-out booklet Gardens & Events. Click here to download a pdf version |
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Last words Daffodils brave the winds in northern gardens LINDEN HAWTHORNE
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