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Monday, January 20, 2020

Gardening tips: plant a black-stemmed dogwood

Then visit the Giant Houseplant Takeover at RHS Wisley or read about modern plant hunters

Plant this Looking for something showy for your garden this month? Black-stemmed dogwood (Cornus alba ‘Kesselringii’) underplanted with evergreen grasses or snowdrops makes a dramatic winter picture. This hardy shrub will reach 2m each way and is suitable for most aspects, aside from deep shade.

Visit this Even though my family thinks there’s a houseplant takeover already happening in our house, I’ve got nothing on RHS Wisley in Surrey. From its huge glasshouse hosts the Giant Houseplant Takeover, where hundreds of plants grow wild in a Victorian house.

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