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What happened to spring? The extended winter has been hard on our gardens...
13 April 2013 12:00 AM
There have been colder winters. There have been snowier ones. But has there ever been a longer, drearier one? In my mind, winter started on 7 July last summer, in the hideous night of storm and landslide from which we here, in the West Country, have still scarcely recovered.
G and H are for: An essential guide to genetic modification, greenfly and honey fungus
06 April 2013 12:00 AM
Our green-fingered correspondent continues her essential A-Z of the pests and problems standing between you and an almost perfect garden...
Crafty business: The Arts and Crafts movement married house and garden in a beautiful union
30 March 2013 12:00 AM
Anna pays tribute to the finest remaining examples.
Outsider art: in praise of botanical paintings and illustrations
23 March 2013 12:00 AM
Botanical art shows plants in more vivid and stunning detail than a photograph ever could, argues our green-fingered correspondent
Top of the pots: You don't need a garden to grow your own vegetables
16 March 2013 12:00 AM
Tomatoes, potatoes, even courgettes, are perfectly happy in pots says our green-fingered correspondent.
Chop, chop: Coppicing is a common sight in the country but town gardens can benefit too
09 March 2013 12:00 AM
"Renewable resource" is a phrase we're constantly hearing, often in a context that's supposed to make us believe it's a freshly-minted idea. Of course, it's not. Gardeners have always understood the concept.
F is for: An essential guide to frost, fasciation and the flea beetle
02 March 2013 12:00 AM
The next instalment of Anna's essential A-Z of horticultural pests and problems.
Little Italy: Broadwoodside proves that a well-designed garden can look beautiful all year
23 February 2013 12:00 AM
The 17th-century Scottish farmhouse's garden is the work of Robert and Anna Dalrymple. Anna Pavord pays it a visit.
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Gove’s lesson: spare the comma, spoil the child
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Grace Dent on TV: Extreme Couponing, My Strange Addiction, and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, TLC
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