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What To Do Now - Gather nature for natural Christmas decorations

There's something genuinely magical about heading out into your garden or local woodland on a crisp winter morning, secateurs in hand, gathering armfuls of evergreen foliage. It connects us to those ancient midwinter traditions which go back thousands of years to when our ancestors celebrated the winter solstice. They understood that bringing evergreen branches indoors was a promise that spring would return. And don’t we all still find ourselves wishing for the same in the depths of winter? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Festive traditions, with Frances Tophill

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  How to have a stylish and sustainable Christmas, with Arit Anderson

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  Christmas gift ideas from the GW team

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  Gardening memories, with Carol Klein

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  Plant health matters, with Tracy Wilson

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  Adam Frost's garden heroes and the people that have impacted his gardening…

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  In my garden, with Lydia Millen

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  What To Do Now - Mulch

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  Staying fit in later life in the garden, with Jacqueline Hooton

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  Rainforest revealed, with Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza

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  What To Do Now - Plant bare-root trees, shrubs and hedging

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  Allotments and urban garden histories, with JC Niala

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  Renovating a garden, with Nick Bailey

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  What To Do Now - Collect leaves for leaf mould

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  Precious peatlands, with Alys Fowler