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Robin Lane Fox writes a gardening column for the FT Weekend supplement.
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‘Yuccas and thistles are untroubled by the heat, but I do not want a prairie of spikes and prickles’
Amid a scorching heatwave, our gardening columnist escapes to a haven of green just off King’s Road, Chelsea . . .
Hot weather is testing for many varieties — but those with tap roots or silver leaves resist it, so you can give the watering can a rest
Strategic thinking and military precision are needed on the battlefield
Our columnist forgoes a white-tie garden event for one honouring wartime spies and nuclear physicists
A trip to David Austin’s show gardens in Shropshire provides inspiration
Plants from the Himalayas, the Antipodes and beyond are thriving at Branklyn Garden
Species such as weigela, salvia and choisya will prolong the pleasure of seasonal blooms
The exhibitors at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show were on hand with plenty of advice and inspiration
The photographer’s floral images embodied his passions and contradictions, as highlighted in a new exhibition
Our columnist’s favourites, a verdict on the judges’ selections and a tribute to a veteran of the trade
As the flowers come into bloom, a visit to a hidden London landmark reveals a display of this most classical of motifs
It’s smart to beat the spring shopping surge — just remember there can be frosts until June
A new book divulges grottoes, toy hermits and a ‘parlour of Venus’ of questionable taste
They may struggle in their native environment due to climate change but do well in pots or on balconies
The right pruning, sowing and weeding techniques will reward you with long months of beauty and bounty
City gardening has its advantages but the countryside boasts the primeval pleasures of stars, silence and wild flowers
A past encounter in the Ukrainian city’s neglected gardens recalls a similar one in Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’
It was a trial in many ways but an idyll for growing, experimenting and contemplating the beauty of plants
The FT’s gardening columnist selects just a few of the many glorious green spaces across the capital that are unmissable as they wake up from winter
Ordered now for planting in April, these varieties will offer near foolproof flowering
His works only came to light 50 years ago but offer us a window on to the world of 18th-century gardens
Buying ready-made plants can save you the frustration — or the fun — of nurturing your own
Short on space? Take inspiration from our columnist’s 65-year love affair with this Japanese favourite
Robert Darwin’s garden diary brings us closer to the Victorians — and to the formative years of a boy who would go on to change the world
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