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How to grow roses in planters and pots

Winter is prime rose-planting time and many compact varieties grow well in containers, making them the perfect Valentine's gift. Hazel Sillver looks at the best roses to pot up and how
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Monty Don on gardening without a garden

In an extract from his new release, ‘The Gardening Book,’ Monty Don details how we can all enjoy gardening, even if we have no garden to speak of
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14 reasons to start a container garden

In an extract from the latest in the ‘Bloom’ series, Pots by Harriet Rycroft, the author explains why every gardener should be growing in pots
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How to plant winter containers

In an extract from his new book, Gardening with Winter Plants, Tony Hall, Head of Temperate Plants at Kew Gardens, offers advice on planting attractive containers to see you through the colder months
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How to repot a plant without killing it 

You needn't have a green thumb to repot a plant well. Learn from the world's best plant whisperers at the Royal Horticultural Society to help you and your greens thrive, no matter the pot they're in
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How to plant in pots and containers for summer

Container gardening for summer - Sarah Raven explains how to create arrangements for the warmer months based on combinations of colour and form
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Sarah Raven's fail-safe recipe for springtime pots and window boxes

In the second part of this series, Sarah Raven discusses her fail-safe recipe for springtime pots and window boxes that combine colour and scale
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How imaginative planting in containers can bring colour to a winter garden

In the first of a new series, Sarah Raven looks at how imaginative planting in containers can bring colour, form, and texture to a winter garden