• Edgbaston Pool, Now and Then, Winterbourne House and Garden Digging for Dirt
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    Now and Then: February

    When Margaret Nettlefold planned the garden at Winterbourne, daughter Valerie revealed that her mother ‘lived with gardening books for a year or so’. Here, the influence of Gertrude Jekyll is inescapable. Winterbourne is filled with Jekyllian detail inspired by her 1899 classic Wood and Garden. Each month, we follow in Margaret’s footsteps to see how the…

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  • Galanthus nivalis, photograph by Andy Gee
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    Monthly Masterclass: February

    Do it – pruning Wisteria Step 1 Tackle your Wisteria now to get the best flowering display in May. First, you must decide if you wish to remove any old or unproductive wood. Cut failing growth right back to the central framework of your plant taking care not to damage new growth you intend to…

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