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A gold medal at Chelsea

By Andy Sturgeon in Gardeners' musings
24 May 2012
I was in my hotel room doing some ironing, when my sponsor rang to break the news that the M&G Garden had won gold. Continue reading...

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Final preparations for Chelsea

By Andy Sturgeon in Plants
17 May 2012
As I write this, it is Monday, the 13th day of the build of my 2012 Chelsea garden. Has it been going well? No, it hasn’t. Continue reading...

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By Andy Sturgeon in Plants
10 May 2012
It would have been much easier to find yew or box, but I wanted to stick to this little-leafed holly as, with box blight ravaging our formal gardens, it represents our gardening future. Continue reading...

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Planting inspiration

By Andy Sturgeon in Gardeners' musings
03 May 2012
Driving around the country or gazing out of the window from a train is a great source of inspiration. Continue reading...

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Plant envy

By Andy Sturgeon in Gardeners' musings
26 April 2012
The worst thing about this time of year is that, as everything starts growing, I see plants and think ‘I wish I had that’. Continue reading...

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Informal planting

By Andy Sturgeon in Plants
18 April 2012
The RHS often asks for planting plans from designers of the show gardens at Chelsea, but I don’t know of any designer who actually produces one. Continue reading...

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Turkscap lilies

By Andy Sturgeon in Plants
11 April 2012
The ritual of picking off red lily beetles [...] has begun, and I will soon be discovering flower stems snapped by footballs and dogs. Continue reading...

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Flowering in time for Chelsea

By Andy Sturgeon in Plants
05 April 2012
At the nursery, Hortus Loci in Hampshire, the staff will be spending the next few weeks moving plants [...] to try to speed up and slow down flowering. Continue reading...

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Chaos and serendipity

By Andy Sturgeon in Plants
28 March 2012
I’ve always tried to make my Chelsea gardens as realistic as possible [...] This year, as ever, the pursuit of reality is presenting me with something of a quandary. Continue reading...

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Choosing plants for Chelsea

By Andy Sturgeon in Plants
22 March 2012
It’s amazing how important harmony is in a garden, and at Chelsea it’s even more vital than usual. Continue reading...

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