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TREND:
CONIFERS
They have been out of fashion in the garden world
for decades, but conifers are making a comeback
thanks to support from the next generation of
movers and shakers. Matthew Pottage, curator of
RHS Wisley (the youngest person to ever hold the
job), is a noted devotee, and designers including
Matt Keightley (garden pictured), Emily Erlam and
Tony Woods are turning to dwarf pines and clipped
yew as an alternative to box. Find top specimens
at specialist nursery Lime Cross in
East Sussex,limecross.co.uk.PHOTOGRAPH
MARIANNE MAJERUS