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A real sense of community spirit at RSPCA York's Landing Lane Gardens

Rating: 2

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November 28th 2011

Yorkshire Life blogger Victoria Thompson visits RSPCA York's Landing Lane Gardens

Gardening with Roddy Llewellyn

Rating: 3

November 21st 2011

Gardens must have something to say for themselves at this time of year as well

Gardeners in Wilmslow, Styal and Alderley Edge show they care with flowers

Rating: 3

November 18th 2011

Gardeners in Wilmslow, Styal and Alderley Edge show they care in a green-fingered way WORDS AND PICTURES BY CHARLES HENN AND BERNARD SPILSBURY

Advice from Duncan Coombs of Pershore College

Rating: 2

November 17th 2011

Duncan Coombs, a lecturer at Pershore College, answers your gardening queries.

Resurrecting Roddy!

Rating: 2

November 16th 2011

Please don’t make me come back as a poor houseplant, tied to a radiator or forced to live in baking sunlight

Christmas is coming

Rating: 3

November 16th 2011

Choosing the Christmas tree is a family affair in the Beardshaw household

Cultivated charm - Be inspired by this beautiful cottage garden in Whitegate

Rating: 3

November 16th 2011

Cheshire Life’s gardening correspondent is charmed by a cottage garden in the village of Whitegate. It has delighted hundreds of visitors before him WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEITH PLANT

The Silverdale garden created by a retired shepherdess

Rating: 3

November 16th 2011

Silverdale’s Glenn Shapiro has retired from sheep breeding to follow her passion for gardening, writes Linda Viney

Gardening: Autumn enchantment

Rating: 3

November 11th 2011

The Brocket Hall estate, originally dating back to the 18th century, is a picture of autumn colour in November as foliage turns on the trees, as Philippa Pearson discovers...

National Trust: Make the Most of Winter

Rating: 2

November 10th 2011

Although the leaves may be falling, there is still plenty to see and do at National Trust properties and gardens in Sussex, as Emma Ward explains

Garden of delights in rural Northumberland

Rating: 3

November 7th 2011

Based on low maintenance and informality the 12-acre garden at Longframlington near Morpeth in Northumberland has glorious all year round interest. North East Life went to have a look Words and pictures by Linda Viney

Big is Beautiful at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 2011

Rating: 2

November 7th 2011

Ambitious growers add a giant-size attraction to the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show as Martin Fish reports

Too late for tulips?

November 4th 2011

Warwickshire college lecturer Duncan Coombs with advice on November gardening.

Protect your plants from the winter ravages: Spotlight on World Garden at Lullingstone Castle

Rating: 3

October 26th 2011

Now is the time to protect your plants from the winter ravages. This is particularly important in the World Garden at Lullingstone Castle with its many tender plants that make up part of the global collection...

Gardening: Apple turnover

Rating: 3

October 20th 2011

The legacy of fruit king Thomas Rivers lives on at the site of his once grand orchard in Sawbridgeworth as Philippa Pearson discovers one autumn afternoon...

Plant for the future in October

Rating: 3

October 19th 2011

There is more to do in the garden at this time of year than you may think as Martin Fish explains

Create homes for wildlife in your garden with ‘Jordans 10% Challenge’

Rating: 2

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October 19th 2011

One of Britain’s best-known cereal companies, Jordans Cereals, is issuing a challenge to Britain’s gardeners to follow the example set by farmers that grow Jordans cereals and make at least 10% of their gardens into homes for wildlife...

A special garden makeover

Rating: 3

October 18th 2011

Garden designer Matthew Childs came up with the perfect way to showcase his skills and go some way to repaying his debt of thanks to loving parents Sue and Pete - by creating a magical new outdoor haven

Amazing day at Cliveden

Rating: 3

October 14th 2011

The National Trust property of Cliveden has welcomed Susie Holliman as the 100,000th visitor to its spectacular recreated 19th-century maze.

The pleasure gardens of Moor Park

Rating: 3

October 12th 2011

Moor Park is breathtaking in its beauty but this is a place for laughter and fun, rather than show, says Sharon Chilcott