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  • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
    News in-depthUK agriculture
    UK flower growers hit by post-Brexit labour shortages

    Daffodil farmers warn millions of blooms will be left to rot because they cannot secure enough pickers

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Robin Lane Fox
    Fifty words for snowdrops

    The early spring flower is the stuff of poetry and in this chill lockdown winter it is particularly inspiring

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Some like it hotter — how to grow chillies

    Whether you prefer them benign or eye-wateringly piquant, now is the time to plant them

  • Saturday, 13 February, 2021
    Why composting gives heaps of satisfaction

    Devotees find it compelling, mood-lifting and so fundamental that it may even ‘change the world’

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Robin Lane Fox
    The ‘big data’ of botany

    First used to identify plants found in the wild, herbaria now have a wider value for breeding and biodiversity

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Robin Lane Fox
    No mountain required — the consoling charms of alpine plants

    These are some of nature’s loveliest flowers, and small enough for pots and balconies

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    How To Spend It
    Thierry Boutemy, floral designer to Lanvin, Hermès and Dries Van Noten, talks taste

    The Belgian florist on forest walks, Turrell Skyspaces and Native American dolls 

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Magnificent seven: these are the plants every new garden needs

    Recent converts wondering how to fill the space should begin with a magnolia

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Robin Lane Fox
    The Tokachi Millennium Forest, a landscape for a thousand years

    Japan’s Hokkaido island is the site of a bold project to save natural habitats

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Robin Lane Fox
    Packets of possibility: what seeds to sow now

    Whether you envisage a wildflower meadow or a cultivated garden, it is time to plan for a happier season

  • Saturday, 9 January, 2021
    Pet therapy – why animals have become our mental-health heroes
    Strictly for the birds: how we can help them thrive in our gardens

    Advice on feeding and protecting dwindling species — and how to deal with that pesky squirrel problem

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    Robin Lane Fox
    The year the garden became our lifeline

    As if to counter the bleakness of the pandemic, nature provided the conditions for a plant grower’s paradise

  • Friday, 1 January, 2021
    Robin Lane Fox
    The badgers hold a Broxit spectacular

    The highlight is a performance of ‘Spinderella’, starring a squirrel with dyed blonde fur

  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
    The catalogues that planted a gardener’s seeds of desire

    For a child, they seemed to contain infinite possibilities and now, as an adult, choosing what to grow is still a thrill

  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    FT SeriesEverything you need for Christmas 2020 — in one place
    Stocking fillers under £150

    Gifts for men, women, home and garden, as recommended by the FT Style team

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    Confessions of an agave obsessive

    This amazing Mexican succulent, used to make textiles, tequila and surfboards, is now being grown in Britain

  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    Robin Lane Fox
    The best botanic garden Christmas light shows

    Gardens across the world have had to limit visitor numbers but their winter wonderlands remain an inspiration

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Robin Lane Fox
    What to plant for our new mild Novembers

    Our columnist chooses the best for prolonged flowering — and has some tips on autumn tidying

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    Robin Lane Fox
    Gin, a tonic for the garden

    The trade is flourishing with the use of botanicals such as coriander, raspberries and lemongrass as flavourings

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    House & Home
    Gardening in lockdown: ‘It’s about planting hope’

    It helped to sustain many newcomers through the first wave of the coronavirus. Now, with winter closing in, can it do the same in the second?

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    Robin Lane Fox
    Hello house plants: how we became a nation of indoor gardeners

    There is plenty of historical precedent for indoor growing but during lockdown sales have surged

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    The superpowers of soil

    Healthy humus makes for beautiful plants, helps reverse damage to the earth and is good business too

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Robin Lane Fox
    How to create awesome autumn colour

    This year’s mild season has given us a ravishing, long-lasting display. What should you grow to maximise the effect?

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    My garden diary: the battle to tame an overgrown plot
    Garden diary: beauty amid disorder

    Jane Owen grapples with a munching Muntjac deer, slugs on steroids and colossal courgettes

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    Robin Lane Fox
    Cyclamen, an autumn-flowering joy

    Our columnist recommends this seasonal staple to all gardeners and answers queries from novices

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