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Richard Reah - The bonsai man from Darlington

Rating: 3

January 30th 2012

Beautiful bonsai captured the heart of a man from Darlington, as Linda Viney reports

Hellebores - beautiful flowers that dispel winter’s gloom

Rating: 2

January 26th 2012

Scientist Mike Byford explores the magic of beautiful flowers that dispel winter’s gloom WORDS AND IMAGES BY MIKE BYFORD

The Turning of the Year, Gardens, Wiltshire

Rating: 3

January 23rd 2012

Art, wildlife and the River Ebble are features of this lovely garden, as Gina Gordon describes

A beautiful garden in Crawley

Rating: 2

January 12th 2012

Leigh Clapp enjoys the crocus carpet at Little Court garden in Crawley, one of the first gardens to open to the public this season

Big Garden Birdwatch

Rating: 3

January 12th 2012

The RSPB’s annual twitcher-fest is upon us again as thousands of volunteers help keep track of wild bird populations nationwide.

The Lancaster garden with it's own steam railway

Rating: 3

January 10th 2012

You find some exotic items in Lancashire gardens but you rarely come across a steam railway. Linda Viney reports

Roddy Llewellyn: Go to grass

January 9th 2012

It is a fact that there are a number of plants that look marvellous when several are planted over a large area, whereas they look quite horrible as a single specimen.

Faithful evergreens - Add a splash of winter colour to your garden

Rating: 2

January 7th 2012

A garden is never complete without a dash of some of the most colourful plants there are as horticulturalist Martin Fish explains

Something for everyone at Durham Botanic Garden

Rating: 3

January 6th 2012

The city’s botanic garden has something for everyone, all year round, as Linda Viney reports

Hertfordshire gardens: Winter beauties

Rating: 3

January 6th 2012

Colour and interest in the garden are not confined to the warmer months of the year. Philippa Pearson looks at how flowers, foliage, coloured stems and bark can brighten dark winter days...

Somerset's Winter Gardens

Rating: 2

January 3rd 2012

A hardy handful of our county’s great gardens remain open throughout the winter months: just make sure you wrap up warm! Words by Sarah Ashworth

Kent garden designer Kate Ball

Rating: 3

December 20th 2011

Kate Ball, the garden designer behind the award-winning Cranbrook roundabout, tells Kent Life about her style of using grasses and perennials in a meld of wafting plumes

Perfect gifts for gardeners

Rating: 2

December 6th 2011

Searching for an original and interesting Christmas present for a gardener? Philippa Pearson has some tempting suggestions for gardening gifts...

Gifts for Gardeners'

Rating: 2

December 1st 2011

Searching for an original and interesting present for the keen gardener in your life? Philippa Pearson offers some tempting suggestions for gardening gifts

The Pagoda’s 253 steps at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in Richmond

December 1st 2011

The Pagoda and the Alhambra might cause a stir among some other new visitors at Kew: sheep are grazing nearby as they did in the time of George III, known as Farmer George

Gertrude Jekyll: the original gardening celebrity’s Bramley connection

December 1st 2011

Bramley House’s artistic connection influenced garden designer Gertrude Jekyll’s sense of colour

Who needs Gardeners’ World?

Rating: 3

December 1st 2011

The English Garden magazine has dipped its muddy gardening boot into the world of professional film

Powburn gardener strikes gold at Ponteland alpine show

Rating: 2

November 29th 2011

Alpine gardeners hit the heights at their annual show in Ponteland Words and pictures by Linda Viney

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November 29th 2011

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The Birkdale couple who are learning to love their garden

Rating: 3

November 28th 2011

There’s no stopping a Birkdale couple who found little time for gardening until the children grew up. Linda Viney reports