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The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week

I’M on a mission to introduce more alliums into my garden. These fantastic flowers are great for colour, structure and impact – and pollinators love them, too! Alliums are basically ornamental onions;

For many gardeners, midsummer is the highlight of the year when bountiful borders brim with blowsy blooms jostling for space. But creating planting palettes that are both pleasing to the eye and feel

What’s not to love about lupins? They are imposing, entice wildlife, come in an array of colours and are good for the soil, says Joe Swift

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Succ it and see! We really enjoy the ...