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Have you ever wondered why some people's gardens seem effortlessly beautiful? Why everything grows and thrives for some and not for others? And why certain gardens are just more challenging than others?
It all comes down to conditions and balance. Basic gardening teaches us to choose the right plants for our conditions or to create the right conditions for the plants we want. But balance is rarely talked about.
Gardening is often portrayed as one battle after another. Adrian Chiles recently described it as a “relentless unwinnable war”. We are told to fight pests, battle weeds and wage war on slugs. Some budding gardeners struggle so much with the endless conflict they throw in the trowel and quit altogether. Often the results are taken personally, with the poor soul declaring that they just don't
