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Rosemary Decor Ideas: Try These 5 Creative And Tasteful Ways To Decorate With Rosemary
Have you only ever used rosemary as a garnish with the festive turkey? These rosemary decor ideas will fill your home and gifting horizons with fragrant new possibilities
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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9 Contemporary Small Garden Ideas – Maximize Style With A Modern Design
Some simple conceptual ideas can transform even the tiniest plot from humdrum to dream design. Try these 9 contemporary small garden ideas to modernize your plot
By Amy Grant
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Easy Plant Choices To Boost Your Curb Appeal: Go Big With These 6 Small Front Garden Ideas
Even the smallest front yard can be a curbside showstopper with the right plant choices. We reveal six small front garden ideas that dynamically improve a home’s allure and value!
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Why Green Spaces Are Important – And How To Create One In Your Local Community
If you live in a town or city and don’t have a big yard, look beyond your back door. We explore why green spaces are important – and how to make more of yours
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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5 Urban Garden Ideas For Any Home – Add Natural Flair To The Tiniest Living Spaces
Just because you live in a city, town or built-up area doesn’t mean you have to do without! Try these urban garden ideas to make a green haven even in limited space
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Resilient Plants For Extreme Weather: Planting To Safeguard And Protect Against The Elements
Growing plants that can withstand bizarre weather patterns is becoming more of a worry these days. Try these resilient plants and plantings to boost levels of protection
By Susan Albert
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Grow Your Own Cocktail Ingredients: Plant A Cocktail Garden For Deliciously Fresh Drinks
Ever heard of growing your own cocktail garden? Try some of these cocktail garden plant ideas and impress your friends by becoming your own botanical bartender!
By Teo Spengler
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Easy Garden Winners: 8 Of The Best Low-Maintenance Plants For Your Garden
The easiest plants to grow are often some of the most stunning in color, texture and fragrance. Here are some of the best low-maintenance plants for beds and borders
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Need Floral Inspiration For Your Raised Bed? Try These Raised Flower Bed Ideas
Were you thinking raised beds were purely the domain of exciting edible gardening? Prepare to be dazzled, as we reveal the best raised flower bed ideas to try
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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My Father’s Garden - A Trip Back in Time and Sunday Soup
On Father's Day, our editor Caroline reflects on how her father and his garden changed over the years, and how it's changed her own outlook going forward.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Old-Fashioned Flowers And Plants That Will Transport You To Another Time
Fancy bringing some old world beauty and elegance to your space? These nine old-fashioned flowers can help you add a touch of nostalgia and romance
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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7 Sustainable Trends All Gardeners Should Take From The UK's Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 is championing sustainability, with a focus on water conservation and creating resilient landscaping schemes in the face of climate change. Discover the key ideas to take away for your own garden.
By Melanie Griffiths
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How to Grow Yarrow in Containers
Besides being pretty, yarrow is versatile, aromatic and medicinal and grows well in a container. Yarrow is happy in a number of different conditions and is not fussy about soil.
By Daniel Mowinski
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Top 10 Questions About Yucca
By Bonnie Grant
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Pros And Cons Of Growing Wisteria Vines In Gardens
Wisteria vines are beautiful in gardens, traveling over trellises and patio roofs. Learn what to do when they become a problem.
By Bonnie Grant
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Top 10 Questions About Nasturtiums
Nasturtiums are beautiful and the flowers are edible. Read about the top 10 questions we get about nasturtium plants.
By Laura Miller
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How To Kill Multiflora Rose Bushes - My Battle With Wild Rose Bushes
If there is one weed I despise seeing in my yard, it's the multiflora rose bush. These wild rose bushes have thorns which snag and grab me whenever I get close.
By Laura Miller