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Blue mophead, white lacecap and cone shaped paniculata hydrangeas flowering in dappled shade
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

How to Grow Hydrangeas

How to grow hydrangeas without cutting off next year's flowers. Identify your type first, then prune, feed and water accordingly. Plus the soil pH colour question.

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Shaded border of hosta, shuttlecock ferns and golden hakonechloa in bold groups by height
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

Shade Garden Plants

Shade garden plants chosen by the kind of shade you have. Dry shade under trees needs a different list from damp shade, and that distinction fixes most failures.

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Three shallow containers of mixed salad leaves at different stages with one being cut
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

How to Grow Salad Leaves

How to grow salad leaves that keep coming. Cut and come again rather than whole hearts, why lettuce bolts, and the fortnightly sowing that beats a glut.

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