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Ticking all the right boxes at the Watch House

01 August 2014
Ticking all the right boxes at the Watch House

In need of some inspiration to make your garden sing? Look no further than a 20ft x 30ft garden opening in aid of the National Gardens Scheme.

Imaginative garden designs

30 June 2014
Imaginative garden designs

Creative gardens by rising star Jack Dunckley on show at this week's Hampton Court Flower Show.

Garden of Eden in the Atlantic

24 June 2014
Garden of Eden in the Atlantic

The sub-tropical island of Tenerife benefits from a Garden of Eden project

Great gardens of genius in forgotten England

23 June 2014
Great gardens of genius in forgotten England

Lesley Bellew visits Lincoln to discover gardens of national importance.

Kent strikes triple gold at Chelsea Flower Show

22 May 2014
Kent strikes triple gold at Chelsea Flower Show

A Kent gardener designer and two nurseries from the county have received top honours at the world’s most famous flower show this week.

Chelsea winner turns over new leaf

07 May 2014
Chelsea winner turns over new leaf

As part of our countdown to RHS Chelsea, Lesley Bellew speaks to competitor turned judge, Roger Platts

Please step on the grass

24 April 2014
Please step on the grass

Trentham Estate is a 21st century family-friendly garden adjoining a shopping village. Lesley Bellew travelled from Kent and made a weekend of it.

Seven million bulbs burst into flower at Keukenhof

27 March 2014
Seven million bulbs burst into flower at Keukenhof

It’s spring again and after a mild winter the tulips in Amsterdam will be at their best.

This year's First World War anniversary celebrations 2014 in Kent

21 March 2014
This year's First World War anniversary celebrations 2014 in Kent

Events marking the 100th anniversary of the Great War are running throughout the county all year. Find out what's happening near you...

Move over Posh and Baby... it's Business Spice

17 February 2014
Move over Posh and Baby... it's Business Spice

A sassy entrepreneur has put an extra kick into the curry market with a range of chutneys, pastes, sauces and chilli jams made in an old apple store.

Viva! The package tour

04 February 2014
Viva! The package tour

Hugh Morgan started life as a holiday rep on the Costa Brava - almost 50 years on, the Kent businessman has been honoured at the Globe Travel Awards.

Top award for Cranbrook-based garden designer Jo Thompson

30 January 2014
Top award for Cranbrook-based garden designer Jo Thompson

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

The hardy hellebores

23 January 2014
The hardy hellebores

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

20 January 2014
Birdsong, palaces and gardens

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

Life behind the lens

13 January 2014
Life behind the lens

Iconic photographer David Bailey is sprinkling some celebrity stardust in his new exhibition

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

31 December 2013
Kent gardeners are obsessed by the seasons but in the Florida Keys, there’s colour all-year round

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.

Orchid hunter Tom returns to land of guerrilla kidnapping

28 November 2013
Orchid hunter Tom returns to land of guerrilla kidnapping

It's time to bury the demons for Tom Hart Dyke... who's returning to the country where guerrillas captured and held him hostage.

Shooting for the stars

17 November 2013
Shooting for the stars

Kent photographer Spencer Murphy has won a prestigious national prize for his work

The promise of cypresses

25 October 2013
The promise of cypresses

Lesley Bellew visits one of the world’s oldest arboretums, in Dubrovnik, which has survived earthquakes, the bora winds, war and forest fires

Wonderful West Dean

01 October 2013
Wonderful West Dean

Goodwood is a by-word for speed but Lesley Bellew found West Dean Gardens could not be hurried

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