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How to grow your own Andy Murray
04 March 2014Tennis 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
28 February 2014Our gardening expert Lucy Hewett has been enjoying the spring bulbs.
Who dares wins
20 February 2014Taking successful cuttings isn't as tricky as you might think. Gardening expert Lucy Hewett gives some simple tips.
A butterfly paradise
13 February 2014Two 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
13 February 2014Do you know how grow vegetables and fruit? Could you show someone else how?
Refuge from the deluge
13 February 2014Mud glorious mud. Is there anything gardening expert Lucy Hewett can do while this weather continues?
Planning for the kitchen garden
07 February 2014Although 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
30 January 2014Take 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
30 January 2014Jo Thompson scoops Future Designers Award with Sea Gem beachfront garden.
The wonders of kale
24 January 2014Our gardening expert Lucy Hewett praises kale, a useful winter veg. And she's keeping on eye on pretty tree bark.
The hardy hellebores
23 January 2014At 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
20 January 2014Birdsong 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
17 January 2014Our gardening expert Lucy Hewett is full of ideas for the year ahead. Catch up with her here.
New year, new fencing!
10 January 2014It 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
31 December 2013The 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
20 December 2013Christmas could be a good time to fill your home with colourful houseplants says expert Kenneth Freeman.
The Holly & The Ivy
13 December 2013The weekly gardening column from Lucy Hewett
Handsome Hedging
06 December 2013Cut 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
06 December 2013Kent'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
29 November 2013This week our gardening expert Lucy Hewett is wrapped up warmly tidying up her garden before the hard frosts arrive
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