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Attract birds, bees, bugs and butterflies to your garden.
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25+ of the best wildlife gifts in 2024
£17.99 £29.99 Supplied as 6 x top-grade bare-root plants (3 of each variety) ready for planting
Echinacea are known as coneflowers with distinctive shapes and showy displays of lime-green and pink-purplish flowers, whilst Eryngium is a must-have for every summer garden, adding structure with tall spikes and beautiful steel-blue flowers.
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Wildlife watch: the great diving beetle . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Nine of the best bird box cameras in 2023
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How to grow hebes
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from £8.99 Supplied as postiplug plants
An old strain of Peruvian lilies called the 'Ligtu Hybrids' included some great purples, but over the years, these got lost. Now, only the pinks and purples have been selected to create this eye-catching Alstroemeria 'Butterfly Hybrids' mix. One of the easiest cut flowers to grow and definitely one of the most impressive.
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£11.99 £19.99 Supplied as 4 x top grade bare root perennial plants.
Hosta ‘White Feather’ is an unusual hosta. Its large, cream-white leaves mature to a lush green. Spays of lavender-blue flowers appear in summer. ‘White Feather’ has a compact habit and is perfect for growing in pots and at the front of the shady herbaceous border.
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from £34.99 Supplied in 3L pots
Skilfully crafted over 4 years, this evergreen shrub adds height to any garden, and yet is easy to maintain with a simple trim to shape each autumn. Grow in full sun for best red foliage colour and it will glow on those long summer nights. Whilst it will fade to darker green somewhat over winter, it retains a mix of red tones all year.
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Win a pair of wellingtons and set of gardening gloves, worth £49.95
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The best hedge trimmers in 2024
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Victoria plum tree (Prunus domestica)
from £1,699 14-26 September 2024, 12-night cruise
Voyage on the Ambience cruise ship and join David Hurrion as you discover the glorious gardens and hidden gems of France, Spain and Portugal.
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