In an extract from her new book, The Productive Garden , Stephanie Hafferty explains how to save money and use traditional wisdom for homemade nasties-free loveliness

Giving garden wildlife a spring in their step

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What to plant, grow, prune and buy this month for your great outdoors

Use subtle botanical references to keep your scheme calm and comfortable. Choose abstract, rather than realistic, leaf and floral designs and mix and match different styles. This variety of shapes and

Planting schemes should never stand still, so let’s reassess, reshape and reinvigorate