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Monday, March 2, 2020

Gardening tips: catch rare camellias in full bloom

Then plant strawberry saxifrage and treat house plants infested with fungus gnats

Visit this The Grade I-listed conservatory at Chiswick House in London is home to 33 varieties of camellia: at their flowery peak until 22 March. The gardens are open from 10am to 3pm daily, chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk.

Plant this Strawberry saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera) is equally content on a windowsill indoors as in shady, sheltered corners outside. Its rosette of hairy, fleshy leaves are joined by spikes of delicate white flowers in early summer; the plant sends out wire-thin runners that grow baby plants. Look out for the stunning green, white and pink cultivar ‘Tricolor’.

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