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Pansies in many different colours (Credit: Getty Images)
21st Century Gardening

The cities full of 'useless' flowers

By Emmanuelle Picaud

A northern pike swimming in a lake in Germany (Credit: Alamy)
21st Century Gardening

The mystery of Spain’s invasive fish

By Chris Baraniuk
The roots of a palm tree (Credit: Alamy)
21st Century Gardening

The unseen power of roots

By Sophie Hardach
A Japanese knotweed plant, seen against the sky (Credit: Alamy)
21st Century Gardening

The alien shrub it's impossible to kill

By Zaria Gorvett
Some mango trees planted centuries ago are still producing fruit (Credit: Alamy)
21st Century Gardening

The race to save India's fruit trees

By Kamala Thiagarajan
Sphagnum moss has a naturally spongy texture, which holds onto both water and air – ideal for developing roots (Credit: BeadaMoss)
21st Century Gardening

The quest for the perfect soil

By Jocelyn Timperley
Three chickadees leaving a bird feeder (Credit: Alamy)
21st Century Gardening

The problem with backyard bird feeders

By Chris Baraniuk
A woman picking callaloo and spinach in her allotment in Peckham, London (Credit: Alamy)
21st Century Gardening

The unusual foods that grow in gardens

By Chris Baraniuk
Some animals find water by looking for reflected light (Credit: Getty Images)
21st Century Gardening

How wildlife gets into garden ponds

By Chris Baraniuk
A corner of the Rose Garden at Broadleas Garden Devizes, Wiltshire (Credit: Alamy)
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What is 'low-carbon gardening'?

By Isabelle Gerretsen
London plane trees in Hyde Park, London (Credit: Alamy)
21st Century Gardening

How a hybrid tree conquered the world

By Zaria Gorvett
Stinging nettles are fast-growing, forming clumps of lush foliage that can be several feet high (Credit: Getty Images)
21st Century Gardening

Why you should embrace stinging nettles

By Richard Fisher
A vintage photograph of a woman mowing a lawn in the 1950s (Credit: Getty Images)
21st Century Gardening

The baffling appeal of lawns

By Josh Sims