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Robin Lane Fox

Gardening Columnist

Robin Lane Fox writes a gardening column for the FT Weekend supplement.

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  • Saturday, 27 February, 2021
    Gardens
    Windcliff: an American life story in two gardens

    Skill, resolve and a touch of eccentricity have sustained Daniel Hinkley’s horticultural journey

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Gardens
    Fifty words for snowdrops

    The early spring flower is the stuff of poetry and in this chill lockdown winter it is particularly inspiring

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Gardens
    The ‘big data’ of botany

    First used to identify plants found in the wild, herbaria now have a wider value for breeding and biodiversity

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Gardens
    No mountain required — the consoling charms of alpine plants

    These are some of nature’s loveliest flowers, and small enough for pots and balconies

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Gardens
    Magnificent seven: these are the plants every new garden needs

    Recent converts wondering how to fill the space should begin with a magnolia

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Gardens
    The Tokachi Millennium Forest, a landscape for a thousand years

    Japan’s Hokkaido island is the site of a bold project to save natural habitats

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Gardens
    Packets of possibility: what seeds to sow now

    Whether you envisage a wildflower meadow or a cultivated garden, it is time to plan for a happier season

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    Gardens
    The year the garden became our lifeline

    As if to counter the bleakness of the pandemic, nature provided the conditions for a plant grower’s paradise

  • Friday, 1 January, 2021
    Gardens
    The badgers hold a Broxit spectacular

    The highlight is a performance of ‘Spinderella’, starring a squirrel with dyed blonde fur

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  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    Gardens
    The best botanic garden Christmas light shows

    Gardens across the world have had to limit visitor numbers but their winter wonderlands remain an inspiration

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Gardens
    What to plant for our new mild Novembers

    Our columnist chooses the best for prolonged flowering — and has some tips on autumn tidying

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    House & Home
    Gin, a tonic for the garden

    The trade is flourishing with the use of botanicals such as coriander, raspberries and lemongrass as flavourings

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    Gardens
    Hello house plants: how we became a nation of indoor gardeners

    There is plenty of historical precedent for indoor growing but during lockdown sales have surged

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Gardens
    How to create awesome autumn colour

    This year’s mild season has given us a ravishing, long-lasting display. What should you grow to maximise the effect?

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    Gardens
    Cyclamen, an autumn-flowering joy

    Our columnist recommends this seasonal staple to all gardeners and answers queries from novices

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    Gardens
    The constantly curious gardener

    After 50 years, the passion and innovation of the man behind Ashwood Nurseries are undimmed

  • Friday, 16 October, 2020
    Gardens
    Mushrooms can be mind-altering — but do they have minds?

    Known for their taste, health benefits and ‘magical’ properties, fungi may also ‘think’, says a new book

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Gardens
    What the poet planted: William Wordsworth’s garden at Dove Cottage

    He grew everything from primroses to parsnips, while writing some of his greatest work

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    Gardens
    Taxing taxonomists: why do botanists change the names of plants?

    Choosing autumn-flowering varieties has taken on a confusing complexity

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
    Gardens
    The fairytale beauty of Gresgarth Hall

    This Lancashire Eden was once ‘bleak and daunting like Wuthering Heights’

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    Gardens
    The promise of bulbs

    Choose wisely what you plant, protect it from prowlers and enjoy the success of your labours next spring

  • Friday, 11 September, 2020
    ReviewHistory books
    The Invention of Medicine by Robin Lane Fox — time and healing

    An exploration of early medicine makes for a vivid ride through ancient Greece

  • Friday, 11 September, 2020
    Gardens
    The sublime flowery borders of Newby Hall

    Our columnist is inspired by the double borders that run for more than 170 metres at this Yorkshire garden

  • Friday, 4 September, 2020
    Gardens
    Why Dove Cottage nursery is a perennial favourite among readers

    The Halifax garden’s fantastic selection led our columnist to promptly break his five-plant rule

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    Gardens
    The hidden meanings in Jane Austen’s literary gardens

    The novelist used plants, flowers and landscapes to incredible effect — a subtle style often lost in this year’s film adaptation of ‘Emma’

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