Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs Moon'
lungwort
This handsome Jerusalem sage produces bluish-lilac flowers from late winter to late spring. Considered one of the best...
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‘One year's seed is seven year's weed’, or so the saying goes, so the most important thing an organic gardener (and non-organic gardener for that matter) can do is prevent weeds from flowering and setting seed. A horrifying example of this is chickweed,
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A sanctuary of peace and tranquillity with an overwhelming sense of calm, a woodland garden is an ideal place to get away from it all with natural shade and privacy. Based on a simple grouping of trees or even a single, multi-stemmed specimen, a woodland-
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