Spring has not yet sprung, and the oppression of the bleak midwinter is upon us. But amid the browns and greys of our gardens, Tony Hall shows the colour and life that can be cultivated in the winter.
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If only trees could talk, both the yew and western cedar at Blarney Castle Gardens would have plenty to say. They are each the oldest of their species and hundreds of years old