Consider a plastic bottle bobbing on the ocean’s surface, thousands of miles from the nearest coastline. To the naked eye, it appears lifeless – just another piece of discarded waste adrift on an endl

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The holy grail for garden owners and designers alike is to plant an outdoor space that looks beautiful 365 days a year, but few pull it off. Unless, of course, your name is Piet Oudolf, the legendary