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The caterpillar is increasingly common in London and the Home Counties, and feeds on the leaves of box from within a protective webbing, causing severe defoliation.
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It comes in all colours, not just green; look out for prettily variegated varieties edged in silver or gold.
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Broad beans are incredibly hardy and germinate in cooler soil than most, so they’re among the first veg to go into the plot in spring.
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Spruce up your camellias after flowering to keep them neat, as these handsome evergreens can start to look a little messy as their winter and spring blossoms fade.
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As a houseplant it’s amazingly versatile: like all jasmines, it is a climbing plant, so you can train it over a support or let it meander along a shelf.
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The RHS Feel Good Garden is designed by leading landscaper Matt Keightley for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. It will be a modern, stylish space designed to provide a therapeutic space focussing on health and wellbeing.
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Asparagus is fantastic value for money, as once you’ve planted it your crop will provide fat, succulent spears each spring for 20 years or even more!
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The charity unveiled its ‘Garden of Light’ at Caernarfon Castle in North Wales featuring a giant 10ft tall daffodil lamp, lighting up each time anyone sits in the yellow armchair beneath.
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Lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit bring a touch of the Mediterranean to gardens in the UK. Once you have one, you tend to want lots as they’re bewitchingly beautiful with their green, glossy leaves, beautifully scented winter flowers and of course those glowing fruits.
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Fruit trees and bushes are big, generous plants that need plenty of goodness in the soil to produce their bumper crops each year. You can do your bit to boost nutrient levels by scattering slow-release fertiliser in spring.
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