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Trusty Trio
Pink prairie plants
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This is spring!
Be inspired! The season has turned
and gardens are coming alive with
colour
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Chelsea 2019: Part Two
Quirky Artisan Gardens and two of
Gill’s favourite Show Gardens
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Pincushion pride and joy
Don’t give up on pincushions just
because you think you live in the
wrong place!
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Garden Centre Evaluation 2019
All the best garden centres around
the country
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Colour in the sky
Hanging baskets are the purest joy of
spring gardening
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Indoor colour for spring
Bring colour indoors with calla lilies,
early-flowering roses and begonias
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September
2019
in the garden
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garden decor and DIY
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Open gardens
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New products
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Events and lunar gardening guide
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Subscribe to The Gardener
and save!
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Stoep Stories with Anna Celliers
Taming (human) nature
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September is for salvias
There is no better way for your
garden to scream ‘spring’ than with
salvias
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Welcome back impatiens
Summer’s best-loved flowers for
shade
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Marigolds
Simple sun-lovers
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Passion flower
No, not the invasive one! These
ornamentals are simply spectacular!
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Your rose garden
It’s all about the flowers: coaxing the
best blooms from your roses
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Proudly South African
Asparagus densiflorus: Beautiful
asparagus berries
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Food gardening
- Herbs for fish
- 3 herb sauces
- 5-step spring veggie plan
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Eco-friendly pest control
Harnessing the power of friendly
fungi for your plants and soil
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September in your garden
Here is a quick checklist to remind
you what to do in the garden in
September
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Hang your boots up
Keep your gumboots organised and
out of the way with this attractive
boot rack
extras
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