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Our December issue embraces the magic of winter, with stunning gardens, plants to light up the garden and practical advice from the team at Sissinghurst. Plus, our legendary Christmas gift guide, seasonal decorations to make using dried flowers and seedheads and our 14 best gardening books of the year.
- A new chapter for Helmingham Hall in Suffolk
- A formal garden around a Georgian farmhouse, sparkling with frost
- A Mallorcan finca garden transformed by Tom Stuart-Smith
- Gifts for gardeners - find the perfect present for garden lovers
- Floral artist Bex Partridge offers three easy ways to use dried flowers and seedheads to decorate your home for Christmas
- Best gardening books of the year - with the chance to win all 14
- How Troy Scott Smith and his team prepare for the year ahead at Sissinghurst
- Head gardener Andrea Brunsendorf chooses her top ten plants for December
- Plantsman Matthew Biggs chooses the best moth orchids to grow
- Nigel Slater on getting ready for winter
- Designer Charlotte Harris shows how to make the most of a sloping site
- Why we should value those who care for gardens
- Why gardening is better than the gym
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Special edition
A Year of Plants
A year of plants is a beautiful, comprehensive guide to the best flowers, shrubs, trees, bulbs and foliage plants for colour and interest in every season. This new edition for 2024 contains more than 240 plants, divided into the key growing seasons of spring, early summer, late summer, autumn and winter.
Chosen by expert head gardeners and leading plantspeople, this special edition is a treasure trove of amazing plant picks to inspire you, whatever the size, style or soil of your garden.
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