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It’s daunting to take on any established garden. Not least one that is more than a century old, Grade II listed and was described by the garden historian Professor Christopher Thacker as ‘the most con

Hidden away, one keen gardener has created a lush oasis of rare and unusual plants

We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best

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Last year, Neil Lucas marked his 30th year at Knoll Gardens in Dorset by launching two new plants (Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Black Arrow’ and Miscanthus transmorrisonensis ‘Sunset’) and hosting a seri