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At a time when much of the garden sleeps, winter flowers are all the more precious for their scarcity; an irrepressible bunch, undaunted by wind, frost or even a blanket of snow. Many are small, yet t

Early June in the Dolomites. Out on a hike, I’m amazed by the abundance of the high Alpine meadows stretched out before me. A thousand mauve dashes of scented orchids, shoal upon shoal of clear blue h

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Strong stems that grow to more than a metre tall, smothered with huge trumpet flowers... and an incredible fragrance, too

Liz Zorab lists the eye-catching plants she hopes to add to her garden this year