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Garden journal

STIR IT UP

The secret to an interesting potted plant display is variety in flowers and foliage as well as containers. If you don’t have time to hunt the salvage yards for items to upcycle, this galvanised zinc milk churn, £34.50 from Nordic House, has all the rustic charm of a bygone age. Group with terracotta pots for a cottage garden container scheme.

CROP COMPANIONS

WHAT: Onions and summer savory

WHY: As you start to lift the first onions

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