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D G Hessayon - Review: The Pocket Expert Series. D G Hessayon

DIY - 10. Pond filter choice & set-up - top tips

DIY - 5. Costs of heating an outdoor fish pond

DIY - 4. Cold frames & mini-greenhouses - extras

DOC - 2. What causes foam and scum in fish ponds?

DOC - 3. How to keep fishpond foam at bay

Danse de Feu - 8. Which climbing plants for which walls?

Dawyck Purple - The Fleming's and Trailfinders Australian Garden

Delphinium - 1. Plant societies & associations

Deschampsia - 2. Grasses in beds or containers

Deschampsia - 4. Grasses - large and small, for sun or shade

Detroit Crimson Globe - Roots of beetroot 'Detroit Crimson Globe' (1897) - photo

Devon - 1. A West Country garden - Marwood Hill, Devon

Devon - 2. 20 acres of gardening interest at Marwood Hill

Devon - 3. Tranquil valley gardens at Marwood Hill

Devon - 4. Wonderfully wet at Marwood Hill

Devon - 5. National collections - astilbes at Marwood Hill

Devon - 6. National collections - Japanese irises, Marwood Hill

Devon - 7. Essential information about Marwood Hill

Diarmuid Gavin - The Westland Garden

Digitalis - The Thomas Telford Tollhouse Garden

Digitalis Saltwood Summer - A Tribute to Linnaeus

Digitalis purpurea - Overview of garden 1

Digitalis purpurea - Water butt 3

Digitalis purpurea - Water butt 4

Doitsu Kujaku - 2 Common mistakes in photographing fish

Dr. William Withering - The Thomas Telford Tollhouse Garden

Dracaena draco - The Fleming's and Trailfinders Australian Garden

Draper - 2. Large and small shears for hedges & other plants

Dryopteris - 6. Ferns

Duchess of Cornwall - Camilla 1

Duchess of Cornwall - Camilla and Charles 1

Duchess of Cornwall - Camilla and Charles 2

Duchess of Cornwall - Camilla and Charles 3

Dyers plant - Weld (Reseda luteola) - a dyers' plant - photo

daffodil - 4. Plants as a finishing touch to path edges & patios

daffodil - 2. Things to grow - gift ideas

daffodils - 5. Which bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers to plant

dahlia - 5. Which bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers to plant

damage - Review:Pests, Diseases, Disorders Gdn Plants. Buzcacki

damage - Review: The Pocket Expert Series. D G Hessayon

damp - 6. Ferns

damp ground (plants for) - 7. Wet ground and drainage on a new site

dampcourse - 6. When moving soil around a site - remember

dampcourse - 8. Building work next on a new site

dandelion - 8. What to leave out of a compost heap

dandelion - 3. Perennial (long-lived) weeds & control

dark - 6. Maintenance of pondwater quality test kits

day - 3. Where to train in gardening/horticulture?

day - 5. Gardening & horticultural courses for pleasure

day lily - 13. Ground covering plants for low maintenance

daylilies - Amnesty International

deadhead - 3. Perennial (long-lived) weeds & control

deadhead - 2. Pruning tools - what do you need them for?

deadhead - 4. Pruning snips and scissors

deadheading - 2. Annual weeds & control

deadnettle - 13. Ground covering plants for low maintenance

debris - 2. What to do with the leaves?

debris - 3. Tools for clearing up leaves - rotary mowers

debris - 4. Hand tools for leaf clearing

debris - 5. Mechanical sweepers for leaf clearing

debris - 6. Blowers for leaf clearing

debris - 7. Garden vacs for leaf clearing

debris - 8. Availability of tools for leaf clearing - links

debris - 1. Why filters are essential for some ponds

debris - 1. Why vacuum your fish pond?

debris - 2. Hand-pumped vacs for fish ponds

debris - 3. Powered vacs for fish ponds

debris - 4. Pond vac maintenance

debris - 2. Why have a venturi in a fish pond?

debris - 1. Why deal with floating debris on a garden pond?

debris - 3. Skimming fish ponds - top tips

deciduous - 2. Clinging plants

deciduous - 8. Which climbing plants for which walls?

deciduous - Review:Low Maintenance Bonsai. H Gustafson

deciduous - 6. Hedge trimming - when and how to cut

deciduous - 2. What plants are on sale?

decking - Amnesty International

decompose - 1. Why vacuum your fish pond?

decompose - 2. Hand-pumped vacs for fish ponds

decompose - 3. Powered vacs for fish ponds

decomposed granite - The Fetzer Sustainable Winery Garden

deer park - Tatton Park and Gardens, Cheshire, UK

deer park - Lyme Park, Cheshire, UK

deer park - Dunham Massey, Cheshire, UK

definition - 7. Tender, half-hardy or hardy plants - definitions

degrees - 2. How warm to keep an outdoor fish pond?

delivery - 4. Hiring a shredder - pros

dens - 4. Pint-sized furniture - gift ideas

depth - 2. Types of pre-formed pond liners

depth - 4. Size of pre-formed pond liners

depth - 7. Siting a pre-formed pond liner, and marking out

description - 1. A West Country garden - Marwood Hill, Devon

description - 2. 20 acres of gardening interest at Marwood Hill

description - 3. Tranquil valley gardens at Marwood Hill

description - 4. Wonderfully wet at Marwood Hill

description - 5. National collections - astilbes at Marwood Hill

description - 6. National collections - Japanese irises, Marwood Hill

desert plants - The Hasmead Sand & Ice Garden

design - Review:The Art of Japanese Gardens. H Gustafson

design - 5. Quick hedges for boundaries

design - 1. Is it possible to make a garden in an week (or two)?

design - 2. First, plan & prioritise to make a garden in 1 week

design - 3. Then structures, lawns, plants to make a gdn in 1 wk

design - 4. Plant ideas (flowers, grasses) for a gdn in 1 week

design - 5. Hedges, climbers, shrubs, trees for a gdn in 1 week

design - 1. Paths and patios - essential garden ingredients

design - 2. Path and patio design points - outlines and colour

design - 3. Which materials for paths and patios?

design - 4. Plants as a finishing touch to path edges & patios

design - 5. Costs of paths and patios

design - 2. What type of feature for a 3rd dimension?

design - 3. Pergolas and loggias for adding a 3rd dimension

design - 6. Bridges for low-profile height

design - 1. Make gardening easy with careful design

design - 2. Paths/patios soon for easy gardening

design - 3. Planning your low maintenance garden

design - 4. Weed control in a low maintenance garden

design - 5. Lawns - grass/non-grass for low maintenance garden

design - 6. Lawn alternatives for a low maintenance garden

design - 7. Gravel/chippings - low maintenance lawn alternative

design - 8. Bark/cocoa shell - low maintenance lawn alternatives

design - 9. Blocks/flags for a low maintenance lawn alternative

design - 10. Reduce watering & automate for low maintenance

design - 11. Permanent plantings for low maintenance

design - 12. Interesting planting schemes for low maintenance

design - 13. Ground covering plants for low maintenance

design - 14. Sources of rockery stone and paving

design - 15. Sources of mulching and weed control materials

design - 16. Sources of automatic watering equipment

design - Garden design - the master plan

design - Step 1 of a garden design master plan. An outline

design - Step 2 of a garden design master plan. Fine-tuning

design - 8. Fish pond venturi top tips

design - 3. Skimming fish ponds - top tips

design - 1. Cold frames & mini-greenhouses - uses

designer - Wildflowers beneath grape vines 1

designer - Wildflowers beneath grape vines 2

designer - Wildflowers beneath grape vines 3

designer - Overview of garden 1

designer - Overview of garden 2

designer - Water butt 2

designer - Water butt 1

designer - Water butt 3

designer - Water butt 4

designer - Flowers 1

designer - Flowers 2

designer - Flowers 3

designer - Flowers 4

designer - Flowers 5

designer - Flowers 6

designer - Flowers 7

designer - Flowers 8

designer - Flowers 9

designer - Flowers 10

designs - 5. UV units for garden ponds

detachment - 21. Grass collection options on mowers

deterrent - 6. Predator alert and control - gift ideas

difficult - 5. Lawn alternatives for slopes

dig - 3. Soil preparation for sowing

dig - 8. How to create a puddled clay pond

digging - 2. Annual weeds & control

digital - 4. Pond test kits and fish care - gift ideas

digital - 5. Aeration, temperature monitor, anti-ice - gift ideas

digital - 8. Outdoor fish pond heaters - top tips for choosing

digital - 5. How to choose a pondwater quality test kit

digital camera - 5 What you need to photograph pond fish

digital controls - 6. What heating equipment is available for a fish pond?

digitalis - Between building and pond - foxgloves

dimension - 1. Add a 3rd dimension

dip meter - 3. Pros & cons of types of tests for pondwater quality.

diploma - 2. Which horticultural qualifications?

diploma - 3. Where to train in gardening/horticulture?

diploma - 5. Gardening & horticultural courses for pleasure

direct drive - 3. Submersible pumps for garden ponds

dirt - 6. Maintenance of UV units for garden ponds

dirt - 6. Garden pond pump maintenance

disabled - 2. Gardening societies & associations

discharge chute - 25. Safe mowing

discolouration - 4. Biological filters keep pond fish healthy

disease - 8. What to leave out of a compost heap

disease - 5. What to look for when buying plants

disease - Review: The Pocket Expert Series. D G Hessayon

diseases - 2. Gooseberry growing tips from a champion

diseases - Review:Pests, Diseases, Disorders Gdn Plants. Buzcacki

disorder - Review: The Pocket Expert Series. D G Hessayon

disorders - Review:Pests, Diseases, Disorders Gdn Plants. Buzcacki

dispenser - 5. Aeration, temperature monitor, anti-ice - gift ideas

dissolved organic carbon - 2. What causes foam and scum in fish ponds?

dissolved organic carbon - 3. How to keep fishpond foam at bay

dissolved oxygen - 2. Running an air pump for a fish pond

dissolved oxygen - 4. What pondwater quality parameters can you test for?

distance - 3. Where to train in gardening/horticulture?

distance - 5. Gardening & horticultural courses for pleasure

disturbance - 1. Foam and scum problems in Koi ponds

disturbance - 2. What causes foam and scum in fish ponds?

disturbance - 3. How to keep fishpond foam at bay

disturbance - 4. Can protein skimmers control fishpond foam?

dividing - 4. Dividing bulbs and corms

diy - 5. Off the shelf or DIY?

diy - 2. Types of windowbox and troughs

diy - 10. Pond filter choice & set-up - top tips

diy - 6. DIY or off the shelf venturi for your fish pond?

diy - 4. Cold frames & mini-greenhouses - extras

dock - 3. Perennial (long-lived) weeds & control

dogs - 7. Essential information about Marwood Hill

dogs - 8. Bark/cocoa shell - low maintenance lawn alternatives

dogs - 4. Essential information about Hodsock Priory

dogwood - 1. Gardens to visit for autumn colour

dogwood - 8. Floriferous autumn colour - even more in England

dogwood - 3. More interest every year at Hodsock Priory

dogwoods - 7. Wet ground and drainage on a new site

dormant - 2. What plants are on sale?

drain - 7. Wet ground and drainage on a new site

drainage - 2. First things first on a new site for a garden

drainage - 4. Clearing and levelling the ground on a new site

drainage - 1. Why make garden compost?

drainage - 3. Soil preparation for sowing

drainage - 5. Plant care - in windowboxes and troughs

drains - 2. First things first on a new site for a garden

drains - 4. Clearing and levelling the ground on a new site

dram - 3. History of gooseberry shows

drawing - Step 1 of a garden design master plan. An outline

drawing - Step 2 of a garden design master plan. Fine-tuning

drip - 10. Reduce watering & automate for low maintenance

drive control - 22. Handle height and controls on mowers

drives - 8. Building work next on a new site

drought-resistant - Amnesty International

dry - 6. Ferns

dry - 3. Pros & cons of types of tests for pondwater quality.

dry - 6. Maintenance of pondwater quality test kits

dry - 7. Pondwater testing top tips

dry rocky conditions - The Fetzer Sustainable Winery Garden

dry stream - 6. Bridges for low-profile height

drying off - 8. Harvesting and storing onions

drying out - 2. Pros and cons of puddled clay ponds

drystone - 4. Walls - types for boundaries

dual purpose - 2. Types of pumps for garden ponds

dual purpose - 5. Dual-use pumps for garden ponds

dustbin - Step 1 of a garden design master plan. An outline

dwarf - 5. Which bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers to plant

dwt - Weighing triplet gooseberries - photo

dwt - 3. History of gooseberry shows

dye plants - 1. Apprentice House Garden

dye plants - 2. A 19th century sanctuary - Apprentice House Garden

dye plants - 3. Project begun 1981 - Apprentice House Garden

dye plants - 4. Long-lost varieties at Apprentice House Garden

dye plants - 5. Traditional gardening at the Apprentice House Garden

dye plants - 6. A treat for visitors at the Apprentice House Garden

dye plants - 7. Organic gardening rules OK/Apprentice House Gdn

dye plants - 8. It's an education at the Apprentice House Garden

dye plants - 9. Crops in demand at the Apprentice House Garden

dye plants - 10. Quarry Bank Mill (apprentices' workplace)

dye plants - 11. Sources of old varieties in Apprentice House Garden

dye plants - 12. Visiting details for the Apprentice House Garden

dyers - Weld (Reseda luteola) - a dyers' plant - photo