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Monday 27 February 2012

Gardening

Gardening news and advice from the Telegraph. Your source for gardening news, advice from our experts and help on how to grow plants and vegetables.

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Latest Gardening News

Watertight plants to beat the drought

It's official: the UK is in a state of drought. What can a gardener do to save water? Francine Raymond explains

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Butterflies in the Glasshouse at RHS Wisley

This weekend is your last chance to see exotic butterflies flying in the glasshouse at RHS Wisley.

Galanthophiles unite: in love with snowdrops

Snowdrops were love at first sight for Val Bourne, who was transfixed by their elegant pearl-drop flowers and soon on her way to becoming a collector.

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Top ten places to see Snowdrops

Spring is still a few weeks away, and snowdrops are lying in thick drifts in gardens around the country. Here are 10 good places to see them.

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Chelsea Flower Show: garden designs 2012

A selection of garden designs that will be created at Chelsea Flower Show in 2012.

Scientists resurrect Ice Age plant

It was an Ice Age squirrel's treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30,000 years.

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The delights of winter garden visits

Tim Richardson discovers the quiet charms of visiting winter gardens.

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Make more scents of February

Sarah Raven asks three shrub experts to pick their 'best smellers’ for adding a touch of joy to the dreary winter mood.

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Tropical Extravaganza at Kew

A sea of exotic colourful orchids at Kew Gardens' Tropical Extravaganza 2012

A sea of exotic colourful orchids at Kew Gardens' Tropical Extravaganza 2012.

GARDENING COLUMNISTS

Seasonal gardening

Savour the white gold of winter snowdrops

Why do devotees pay hundreds of pounds for a single snowdrop, asks Michael Leapman.

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In pictures: the best places to spot snowdrops

Belton - In Pictures: The National Trust's best places to see snowdrops

Snowdrops are popping up all around the country. Here are some of the best places to see them.

More snowdrop days: in pictures

Snowdrops are in bloom around the country. Here are some of the best places to see them.

Readers' snow photos

Readers' snow photos

Telegraph readers' photos of the snow and icy weather in Britain.

The whites of spring: seasonal snowdrops

The snowdrop collection at Colesbourne Park is a galanthophile's dream come true.

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Telegraph Garden Shop

Latest reader offers at the Telegraph Garden Shop

A sea of exotic colourful orchids at Kew Gardens' Tropical Extravaganza 2012

Tropical Extravaganza at Kew

A sea of exotic colourful orchids at Kew Gardens' Tropical Extravaganza 2012.

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch: Starling

In pictures: The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

Bird-lovers have participated in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. Amateur photographers capture what they saw on film.

February 2012: Garden events

Gardening events in and around the UK during February 2012

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Fruit and Vegetables

In pictures: 10 of the best new vegetables for 2012

Which? Gardening has tested new vegetables for next year. Here are 10 of Telegraph Gardening's favourites from their selection.

Garden to visit and reader offers

There are few places in Britain to rival Caerhays Castle & Gardens on the south Cornish coast.

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ORGANIC GARDENING

Telegraph gardenshop: dark-flowered dahlias

Plant buyer John Hiorns selects a triple treat of dark-flowered dahlias.

Telegraph Gardenshop: Top three lilies

Plant buyer John Hiorns selects his top three lilies for summer.

ALLOTMENTS

Garden Projects

GARDENING EQUIPMENT

Telegraph Gardenshop: Shrubs with winter scent

Two choice shrubs for winter scent, chosen by plant buyer John Hiorns .

PLANTS

The 10-minute gardener

This week: access and repair wind damage after a blustery few months and tend to ornamental shrubs.

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