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Let’s give our noses a treat!

GAINING MOW-MENTUM! • More people are supporting wildlife by letting lawns grow, reports Ian Hodgson

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GARDEN helpers! • Your companions that make gardening special

A Cornish beauty • This South West garden has gone from dark, shady and overgrown to lush and romantic

GROW SUPER SUMMER SCENT • Find room for some fragrant plants to liven up your summer garden

A busman’s holiday! • Nursery managing director Pete McDermott visits the inspiring Tresco Abbey Garden on the Isles of Scilly

PERFECT PERENNIALS for sizzling summer pots! • Create a long-lasting container display with plants that will return year on year

Spires of blooming BEAUTY • Let’s all praise the old-time romance and reliability of our trusty, tough foxglove

Over the FENCE

LOOK AFTER THE LAWN • Nurture your grass now and it will provide you with a lush and soft carpet all summer

SOW AND GROW ON PRIMULAS • Get ahead for next year by starting off these spring stalwarts

NEVER BUY BEDDING AGAIN! • Here’s how to stop spending a fortune on throwaway plants each year

TEND TO PLUM TREES • A bit of care now will see them thrive in time for late-summer cropping

Tender veg get the go ahead • Cucumbers, French beans and peppers are all being planted out as summer is here at last!

Chard, cheese and filo pastry pie

Look out for fuchsia gall mite • This pest is spreading further north and becoming a major problem

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Colour-changing wallflowers for added wow!

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