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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jane Perrone

Weekly web roundup

Here's my weekly round-up of what's in the gardens pages of Weekend magazine, plus my favourite stories and blogposts from around the gardening web.

Let me know what you think of this week's gardens pages and tell everyone what you've been reading online in the comments below.

In Weekend...
Carol Klein picks her top plants for 2009
Dominic Murphy tells you how to select the best plant and seed catalogues
Lia Leendertz offers advice on pruning walnut trees and pollination in a polytunnel

And elsewhere...
The RHS is hosting a live online Q&A with its directors on January 20: post a question here
The Manic Gardener on coal ash in the garden (more on this before long)
Margaret Roach fesses up to her seed order at her blog A Way to Garden
Tim Smit says he wants to build other Eden Projects around the world, according to Horticulture Week

And finally ...
Gardening boosts men's sex lives, reports the Telegraph

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