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and moss.I have grand plans for my lawn. It's only tiny, but it will be full of pretty 'weeds', wildflowers and crocus. Butterflies will lay eggs in it, bees will drink nectar from it and I will sunbathe on it.At the moment I can't really describe what I

In 1985, Chris Baines created the first ever wildlife garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. Apparently it caused quite a stir - wildflowers in those days were often dismissed as 'weeds' - and his medal was mistakenly inscribed "Chris Baines, for a

Dog violets, Viola riviniana, appeared almost as soon as I laid the topsoil of my new garden. They’ve been here for three years now, slowly bulking up in corners where nothing else grows.They thrive in the shadiest parts of my garden, flowering just after the snowdrops and before...

752Yeld Lane, Kelsall, Cheshire01829 751 592www.mountpleasantgardens.co.ukCW6 0TBOpen 3 Apr-29 Sep, Wed, Sat & Sun (plus Thu & Fri in Sep), 12 noon-5pm. Adults/OAPs £5, under-16s £1. Card not valid on event days – see website.parking,toilets,full-disabled,plants,refreshments

851Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshirewww.nortonpriory.orgWA7 1SXMuseum& woodland garden open all year, daily: 29 Mar-31 Oct, 10am-5pm (walled garden 12 noon-4pm) ; rest of year, 12 noon-4pm (walled garden closed). Adults £6.10, OAPs £5.40, children (5-15) £3.25. Single dis...

893North Connel, Oban, Argyll 01796 481355www.ardchattan.co.ukPA37 1RQOpen 25 Mar-31 Oct, daily, 9.30am-5.30pm. Adults/OAPs £3.50, under-17s free. Card not valid Jul-Aug or on charity days – phone or see website for details.parking,toilets,full-disabled,dogs,plants

661Great Dixter, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex01797 252 878www.greatdixter.co.ukTN31 6PHOpen 29 Mar-27 Oct, Tue- Sun & bank hols, 11am-5pm. Adults/OAPs £7.50, children (5-15) £4. Card valid: 1 Sep-27 Oct, plus 1-30 April 2014 only.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,pi...

734Waddesdon, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire01296 653 226www.waddesdon.org.ukHP18 0JHOpen Wed-Sun until 31 Dec, Sat-Sun in 2014 until main season opens (phone or see website), 10am-5pm. Adults £8, children (5-16) £4. Card valid: Mar, Sep & Oct only.parking,toilets,full-disabled,p...

769Muddiford, Devon01271 850 262www.broomhillart.co.ukEX31 4EXOpen all year (except 20 Dec-15 Jan), daily, 11am-4pm. Adults £4.50, OAPs £3.50, under-16s £1.50.parking,toilets,refreshments,food-drink,dogs,public-transport

've visited. It has sculpted meadows, native wildflowers (including Verbena bonariensis) and a plethora of fruit and nut trees, dominating the landscape. Except for the beautifully kept English rose garden and vegetable patch, the garden is almost entirely