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A touch of the Orient in a Kelsall garden

Rating: 2

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June 30th 2011

There’s a hint of the Orient about this peaceful garden near Kelsall, and then there’s the statues… WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEITH PLANT

The countdown to the RHS Tatton Show 2011

Rating: 2

June 16th 2011

A mother and son have created the Oxfam/Cheshire Life garden at this year's RHS Tatton Show

Didsbury gardens - An oasis of calm, but just a short hop from the city

Rating: 2

June 16th 2011

In Didsbury, just south of Manchester, intrepid gardeners are ready to show us how their borders have blossomed Words and Photography by Linda Viney

Cultivating a gardening passion at Arley Hall

Rating: 2

June 9th 2011

Viscount and Viscountess Ashbrook have upheld a long and proud gardening tradition at Arley Hall WORDS BY EMMA MAYOH PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN COCKS

Floral tribute celebrating 150 years at Ness Botanic Gardens

Rating: 3

May 19th 2011

A weekend flower exhibition at Ness Botanic Gardens this weekend celebrates 150 years of the vision of its founder, Arthur Kilpin Bulley

Garden designer Sharon Hockenhull explains how to make your garden fruitful

Rating: 2

May 17th 2011

RHS Tatton Silver-Gilt medalist garden designer, Sharon Hockenhull from Bolton explains how to make your garden fruitful

Chester's Grosvenor Park is a spark of inspiration

Rating: 3

May 10th 2011

An historic park just outside the city walls is one of Chester's hidden gems, as Simon Whaley reports

Cheshire’s gardening greats - photos of the county's most spectacular gardens.

Rating: 2

April 22nd 2011

Coddington photographers Alistair and Jan Campbell swapped bombs for blooms when they got exclusive access to some of the county's most spectacular gardens. Emma Mayoh reports

Cheshire Gardens - A country estate in Delamere

Rating: 3

February 25th 2011

It has taken a lot of thought, hard graft and more than a little bit of gardening, but the Rowlinsons have transformed their family home into an estate to be proud of. Emma Mayoh reports PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRSTY THOMPSON

Keith Plant visits a Shavington garden

Rating: 2

October 4th 2010

Keith Plant visits an English country garden in Shavington

RHS Tatton Flower Show 2010

Rating: 2

August 23rd 2010

The flowers bloomed, the gardens amazed and the crowds came in their thousands to this year’s RHS Tatton Flower Show WORDS BY EMMA MAYOH PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRSTY THOMPSON

Eaton Golf Club - the greeenest of greens (with audio)

Rating: 2

July 7th 2010

Eaton Golf Club in Waverton is leading the way in environmental course design Words and photography by Keith Plant

Cheshire's Gorgeous gardens (with audio)

Rating: 2

July 7th 2010

Whether you prefer a grand stately design, a wildflower garden or something modern and minimalist, the public gardens in and around Cheshire will delight you COMPILED BY STEPHANIE SOWDEN

RHS Tatton Flower Show looks for blooming talents (with audio)

Rating: 3

June 19th 2010

Organisers of this year’s RHS Tatton Flower Show hope their new competition will put young designers on the map

In search of bonny bluebells in Cheshire (with audio)

Rating: 2

May 21st 2010

As spring makes a welcome return, landscape photographer Alan Novelli takes to the road in search of Cheshire’s bluebell woods WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALAN NOVELLI

Delightful garden in Davenham, Cheshire

Rating: 3

May 14th 2010

Doug and Ann Welch created their dream garden from scratch at their Davenham home…and then along came the JCBs

Garden tools

Rating: 3

April 14th 2010

Everything you need to get your garden growing in time for the spring surge

Danielle's Delamere Forest project (with audio)

Rating: 3

February 16th 2010

From deep in the Delamere Forest Danielle Lea-Smith is working to help woodlands across the North West. Narrated by Sandbach and District Talking Newspaper

NORTH WEST GARDEN CENTRE IS BEST IN UK - Bents Garden and Home - Advertisement Feature

Rating: 2

February 9th 2010

For the second year in a run Bents Garden & Home has been presented with the national title of GCA Garden Centre of the Year 2010. It is the third time the garden centre, based in Glazebury near Warrington, has held the prestigious award.

A winter garden in Dunham Massey

Rating: 2

December 6th 2009

Britain's largest winter garden has opened for the first time this year. Wrap up warmly and take a peek at the beautiful blooms and frost-nipped flowers at Dunham Massey WORDS BY ROB HAIGH PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAN NOVELLI AND DAMIAN HARRIS