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Common hornbeam: planting, hedges and pruning
Common hornbeam (Carpinus betulus): a native tree, 15 to 25 metres, often grown as a hedge. How to identify, plant and trim it, and which bird eats the seeds.
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Common juniper: where it grows, price and pruning
Common juniper (Juniperus communis): a native conifer 4 to 8 m tall that stays green and pricks. Where it fits, what it costs, how to plant and what goes wrong.
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Common sea lavender: how to recognise and grow it
Common sea lavender (Limonium vulgare) is a native perennial 10 to 50 cm tall with blue-violet flowers from July to October. Where it fits and what it costs.
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Common yew: where it grows, pruning and poison
Common yew (Taxus baccata): a native evergreen conifer up to 18 m tall that copes even with deep shade. Where it fits, how to prune it and what is poisonous.
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Cornelian cherry: early flowers, red berries and care
Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) is a native shrub of 2.5 to 4 metres that flowers yellow in February. Where it fits, what it costs, how to plant and care for it.
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Creeping Jenny: a native ground cover for damp soil
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) is a native ground cover 5 to 15 cm tall with yellow flowers. Where it fits, what it costs and how to care for it.
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Dog rose: planting and care of the native wild rose
Dog rose (Rosa canina): native wild rose, 1 to 3 metres tall, flowering May to July, red hips into February. Where it fits, planting, pruning, problems.
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Field scabious: planting, care, bees and price
Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) is a native perennial 30 cm to 1 m tall that flowers from June to September. Where it fits, what it costs, how to plant it.
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Flowering rush as a pond plant: position and care
Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus) is a native marginal plant, 30 cm to 1.5 m tall, with light pink umbels. Where it fits, what it costs and how to plant it.
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Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae): pond care and price
Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae): a native floating pond plant with white flowers of 2 to 3 cm, June to August. Identification, planting, price and problems.
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Great mullein: recognise, plant and care for it
Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a native biennial up to 2 m tall. How to recognise it, where it grows, what it costs and what to do when things go wrong.
Plants
Greater celandine: identifying, planting and care
Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) is a native perennial 30 to 90 cm tall with yellow flowers and orange sap. How to identify, plant and care for it.
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