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How to buy plants

Spring is a good time to buy plants to fill up spaces in your ornamental borders to be sure of a wonderful display in the summer. But before you can plant, you need to buy and there are few things that a gardener likes more than the chance to acquire more plants. For herbaceous plants remember that you are really buying...

New border? buying & planting

April is a key month for planting up a new border or moving favourite plants around to create a new design for the summer. But there is more to successful planting than just digging a hole. Buy a healthy specimen: for herbaceous plants remember that you are really buying the roots and crown not the top growth – in spring you...