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BBC Gardeners World Magazine

17 August, 2023

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Some wonders for the winter

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We love new year

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Flowers

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In tune with nature

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Winter wonders

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Snow queens

When I entered the world of snowdrops over 30 years ago, I quickly came into contact with some formidable female galanthophiles. They often wore hats and they nearly always had a silver snowdrop brooc

Garden News

Some wonders for the winter

These elite seasonal performers really ‘do what they say on the tin’!

BBC Gardeners World Magazine

We love new year

BBC Gardeners World Magazine