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A reflective wind sculpture displayed at a garden show with visitors and gazebos visible in the background.

Why Garden Shows Continue to Draw the Crowds

A reflective wind sculpture displayed at a garden show with visitors and gazebos visible in the background.
BBC Gardeners World

Why Garden Shows Continue to Draw the Crowds

From wildlife-friendly planting and thoughtful garden design to British craftsmanship and community spirit, our reflections from the Harrogate Spring Flower Show and BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair.

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A quiet garden scene showing planting and structure in a small English garden.
biodiversity

One Small Garden

One small garden cannot do everything — but it can do something. Across twenty million UK gardens, individual choices about planting, habitat, and intention are quietly shaping a much larger landsc...

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Reflections in the water in the gardens of Chideock Manor
Dorset

A Visit to Chideock Manor Gardens

A visit to Chideock Manor Gardens in Dorset — a garden that reveals itself gradually, with quiet structure, considered planting, and a close relationship with the surrounding landscape.

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A garden arch and path through soft planting showing structure and movement within an English garden
British Craftsmanship

Placing the Garden: Edges, Paths, and Boundaries

How paths, edges and boundaries shape the experience of a garden, bringing structure, clarity and quiet rhythm to planting

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Traditional garden obelisk covered in vibrant pink and purple sweet peas in an English cottage garden
Garden Design

The Traditional Garden Obelisk: Sweet Peas and Structure in the English Garden

Structure has always played a quiet but essential role in the English garden. Explore how traditional garden obelisks support sweet peas and other climbing plants, bringing height, elegance, and fr...

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