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It's Valentine's Day on Monday. Walking past a local florist yesterday I spotted buckets of red roses, sunflowers, gerbera and iris. It's incredible to think that in one of the most dreary months of the year, we can decorate our homes

, each local strain of any species will be better suited to growing in its immediate environment than any other. A dog rose, Rosa canina growing in mainland Scotland, for example, will be better suited to a shorter growing season and lower temperatures

For two years, I have been trying to grow climbing plants to cover the walls of my garden. I've planted honeysuckle, passion flower, jasmine, numerous clematis and a revolting rose I found in the street. Some died, others developed mildew, while

group plantings of them that get people worked up?It's not just members of our team that have such strong views about plants. The inaugural Gardeners' World Awards revealed that we're a nation divided when it comes to the rose, placing it top of the poll