Self seeders fill empty spaces – and find a home in unlikely places. They are the garden's natural problem solvers

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A late spring, warmth and just enough rain makes a busy period after the garden's first peak. We must ensure more is to come

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Peach, pear, plum and apple blossom make late spring a particularly delicious gardening moment

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A sneak preview of what's on offer at the 100th Chelsea Flower Show inspires excitement in Dan's plantsman soul

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On the eve of a major exhibition of his work, Dan Pearson tells Kate Kellaway how a childhood passion for plants led him to create gardens for Jonathan Ive, Paul Smith and the last resting place of Princess Diana

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For colour all year, think of your garden as a procession, with one plant flowering in the footsteps of another…

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Thanks to this long winter, our gardens are a month behind. But don't worry – they'll soon catch up

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Ever since stumbling across them as a 10-year-old boy, Dan has loved the epimedium – and now is its moment

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