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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:26:54 +0000Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:00:41 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/arts/columnists/robinlanefox(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/b72668e6-d49b-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b72668e6-d49b-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlWhen it comes to garden design, Robin Lane Fox finds it extraordinarily difficult to lay down any but the most obvious guidelinesFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:26:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/cc1725a0-cf1a-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/cc1725a0-cf1a-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlAfter three years of admiring his flower borders in full autumn, Robin Lane Fox realises this season that the plants have started running over each otherFri, 13 Nov 2009 23:36:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/addb042a-c99e-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/addb042a-c99e-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThanks to clear skies and cool nights, new varieties of trees are turning up and the best ones are offering their most colourful autumnal display, writes Robin Lane Fox Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:30:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/e3a2897c-c41f-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e3a2897c-c41f-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.htmlLying partly among the ruined streets of a medieval Italian township, 'the world's most romantic garden' deserves all the praise it gets, writes Robin Lane Fox Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:17:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/d6b8ae60-be9f-11de-b4ab-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d6b8ae60-be9f-11de-b4ab-00144feab49a.htmlRobin Lane Fox gets useful sowing tips for October from a man who really knows how to do it – Arthur Hellyer, former gardening columnist of the FTSat, 24 Oct 2009 00:48:34 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/04808f50-b920-11de-98ee-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/04808f50-b920-11de-98ee-00144feab49a.htmlTo ensure that there will be flowers next spring, Robin Lane Fox recommends planting animal-repellent narcissi and muscari bulbsSat, 17 Oct 2009 00:39:47 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/ff37f270-b39f-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ff37f270-b39f-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a.htmlIn spite of the dry weather, October can be a heavenly month for serious gardeners as more good varieties of autumn plants are on sale, writes Robin Lane Fox Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:09:52 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/242b5f2a-ae20-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/242b5f2a-ae20-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.htmlRobin Lane Fox travels to the highlands of Ecuador on horseback and checks out local flora that are believed by some to have medicinal powersFri, 2 Oct 2009 22:45:39 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/d1889c9c-a8a2-11de-9242-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d1889c9c-a8a2-11de-9242-00144feabdc0.htmlRobin Lane Fox reports on British efforts to keep roses blemish-free, from mulching bushes with compost in the spring to choosing the most resistant varietiesSat, 26 Sep 2009 00:30:26 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/2ffa38d8-a31e-11de-ba74-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2ffa38d8-a31e-11de-ba74-00144feabdc0.htmlRobin Lane Fox consults with the New York Botanical Garden that is helping develop breeds that are resistant to the dreaded black spot and other diseasesSat, 19 Sep 2009 00:21:15 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/c0e4b808-9d9e-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c0e4b808-9d9e-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.htmlThe idealised 'English garden' owes most of its charms to plants from faraway sources, says Robin Lane Fox. A new book traces the immense impact of imports from the USSat, 12 Sep 2009 01:48:25 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/6f79a69a-9821-11de-8d3d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6f79a69a-9821-11de-8d3d-00144feabdc0.htmlSpanning every height and lasting for a year with minimal attention, heleniums and inulas offer more than a splash of colour, says Robin Lane Fox Sat, 5 Sep 2009 01:31:50 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/349230ce-929f-11de-b63b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/349230ce-929f-11de-b63b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe ever-reliable family of shrubby potentillas gives many gardeners what they want and deserves far more recognition, says Robin Lane Fox Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:24:19 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/207ce74c-87a4-11de-9280-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/207ce74c-87a4-11de-9280-00144feabdc0.htmlA third consecutive wet August prompts Robin Lane Fox to seek new possibilities with plants and flowers that are untroubled by precipitationSat, 15 Aug 2009 02:25:30 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/c482e1d4-8222-11de-9c5e-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Frobinlanefoxhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c482e1d4-8222-11de-9c5e-00144feabdc0.htmlIn their most unusual setting, the gardens at Château de Vauville on the coast of Normandy enlarge our ideas of the possible, says Robin Lane Fox Sat, 8 Aug 2009 01:39:49 +0100