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Joe Whelan, head gardener at Nymans in Handcross, West Sussex, shares his top tips for cultivating a showstopping summer border in your own back garden
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A sight for sore eyes: the wisteria at Powys Castle is stunning in spring
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Wisteria is the vision of spring. Each year in mid-late April, gardeners wait with high hopes for the first buds to break –gnarled old plants are a common sight on cottages and terraced town houses alike. The flowers, in shades from white through light lilac to purple, have a characteristic fruity scent and the long, fairytale-like chains zig-zag up sun-bleached walls with unapologetic energy. It s impossible not to love them.
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The gardens at Nymans in Sussex are a sight to behold at any time of year, but are particularly floriferous in spring
An interest in historic gardens led Irish garden graduate Joe Whelan to his dream role at a much loved English garden with links to Birr Castle.
The gardens at Nymans in Sussex are a sight to behold at any time of year, but are particularly floriferous in spring, with an extensive collection of spring-flowering shrubs and trees from all over the world. Whelan, who is now head gardener at Nymans, will not tire of them.
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