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How to grow your own Andy Murray

How to grow your own Andy Murray

04 March 2014

Tennis ace Andy Murray is being given another honour - by a Kent grower who is unveiling a plant named after him to the world.

Galant Galanthus

Galant Galanthus

28 February 2014

Our gardening expert Lucy Hewett has been enjoying the spring bulbs.

Who dares wins

Who dares wins

20 February 2014

Taking successful cuttings isn't as tricky as you might think. Gardening expert Lucy Hewett gives some simple tips.

A butterfly paradise

A butterfly paradise

13 February 2014

Two of the best-known names in gardening will be cutting the ribbon at a Kent attraction that’s bound to cause a real flutter with butterfly lovers

Gardening skills needed

Gardening skills needed

13 February 2014

Do you know how grow vegetables and fruit? Could you show someone else how?

Refuge from the deluge

Refuge from the deluge

13 February 2014

Mud glorious mud. Is there anything gardening expert Lucy Hewett can do while this weather continues?

Planning for the kitchen garden

Planning for the kitchen garden

07 February 2014

Although the soil may be too wet to dig, seed potatoes need to be purchased now along with onion sets, shallots and garlic bulbs.

Crop Rotation

Crop Rotation

30 January 2014

Take some tips about crop rotation from our gardening expert Lucy Hewett. She's the most organised gardener we know.

Top award for Cranbrook-based garden designer Jo Thompson

Top award for Cranbrook-based garden designer Jo Thompson

30 January 2014

Jo Thompson scoops Future Designers Award with Sea Gem beachfront garden.

The wonders of kale

The wonders of kale

24 January 2014

Our gardening expert Lucy Hewett praises kale, a useful winter veg. And she's keeping on eye on pretty tree bark.

The hardy hellebores

The hardy hellebores

23 January 2014

At Broadview Gardens, Hadlow College, near Tonbridge, visitors can see variety of hellebores and will be inspired to grow them in their own gardens.

Birdsong, palaces and gardens

Birdsong, palaces and gardens

20 January 2014

Birdsong brings a garden alive, no matter what time of the year or what garden. Lesley Bellew went on a Palaces and Gardens cruise.

Making Sense of Seed Selection

Making Sense of Seed Selection

17 January 2014

Our gardening expert Lucy Hewett is full of ideas for the year ahead. Catch up with her here.

New year, new fencing!

New year, new fencing!

10 January 2014

It was a stormy start to the year for all of us. Gardening expert Lucy Hewett has been picking up the pieces.

Kent gardeners are obsessed by the seasons but in the Florida Keys, there’s colour all-year round

Kent gardeners are obsessed by the seasons but in the Florida Keys, there’s colour all-year round

31 December 2013

The Keys are all about the sea and sun so it is not surprising its gardens get overlooked. Lesley Bellew took a 150-mile trip from Miami to Key West.

Houseplants to impress

Houseplants to impress

20 December 2013

Christmas could be a good time to fill your home with colourful houseplants says expert Kenneth Freeman.

The Holly & The Ivy

The Holly & The Ivy

13 December 2013

The weekly gardening column from Lucy Hewett

Handsome Hedging

Handsome Hedging

06 December 2013

Cut your hedge with pride. Whether it's beech, laurel or yew, our gardening expert Lucy Hewett could be just around the corner.

Viva the house plant

Viva the house plant

06 December 2013

Kent's own Plant Hunter Tom Hart Dyke is joining some of the nation's top gardening talents for a new series on BBC2

Light is fading, beat the clock

Light is fading, beat the clock

29 November 2013

This week our gardening expert Lucy Hewett is wrapped up warmly tidying up her garden before the hard frosts arrive

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