Spring plants

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  The best plants for butterflies

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  With the climate emergency, having a garden comes with responsibility. We should all be encouraging insects and pollinators to our plots, creating a …

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  The best varieties of thalictrum and how to grow

  Gardens Illustrated - Rosa Sherwood

  Gardeners invariably think of thalictrum, or meadow rues, as tall, airy plants with ferny foliage and slender stems topped by mauve flowers. A …

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  Ferns: How to propagate ferns

  Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell

  Few perennials have such a distinctive and instantly recognisable form as ferns, despite their huge variation in appearance and size. The unique …

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  Alliums: how to grow and when to plant them

  Gardens Illustrated - Abigail Whyte

  Onions, leeks, chives and garlic are edible members of the Allium family, a genus distinguished by the simple flower umbels that are usually arranged …

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  Lupins: how to grow, plus 16 of the best varieties

  Gardens Illustrated - Jason Ingram

  George Russell, a jobbing gardener, was in his 50s when he decided to breed lupins that had the vigour and colour that was missing from the ones he …

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  Nepeta: how to grow and prune, plus 13 of the best varieties

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  Soft mounds of dreamy, grey-green foliage lightly fragranced when crushed; purple/lilac flowers adored by bees and butterflies; the ability to grow …