Precious heralds of spring, Chionodoxa forbesii sparkling on a bed of camellia petals
Image: Richard Bloom

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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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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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