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1 Rosemary or Melissa, say, seen near the kitchen? (4)

4 Genus of shrubs in the witch-hazel family, Roy clips so wildly (10)

9 A cultivar of Pennisetum alopecuroides – or carrot-top? (3,4)

10 Gladiolus with white, pink-edged flowers – variety of ‘hep cos’! (6)

11 Genus of shrubs with cream pendant flowers – partly white anthers (4)

12 Sort of position liked by eg Pulmonaria (5)

13 Part of carrot seedling decomposes (4)

14 ‘Smoke bush’ genus – fantastic suction (7)

16 Flavour of curly endive, say – sort of beer! (6)

17 Works hard and puts tree scion in another tree (6)

19 This family of exotic-looking plants has about 900 genera (7) 21 They mar potatoes looks! (4) 22 Daisy-like flower in Anna’s terrarium (5)

24 Border needs Carex plant (top removed) (4)

26 Clematis with purple-white dainty flowers, sort of minute (6)

27 Thick foliage – enclosed by gazebo’s cagework (7)

28 Confused Erica ‘Paris’ for knotweed genus (10) 29 A crimson-flushed apple’s the height of perfection! (4)

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2 Regretfully hides a white dwarf rhododendron (5)

3 Don’t ban unusual NT gardens in north Wales (7)

4 Edible plant associated with garden, land or water (5)

5 Some bred capsicums for florid dwarf delphiniums (7)

6 Floribunda rose with lilac-pink blooms – fortunate! (5)

7 White-flowering Rhodanthe (formerly Helipterum) I report damaged (7) 8 Genus of busy lizzie (9) 14 The ‘cabbage palm’ genus Rod nicely re-arranged (9)

15 Charity for which private gardens open (3)

16 Broadcaster of broad bean ‘Coles’ initially (3)

18 Shade/drought-tolerant grasses, genus Festuca (7) 19 Time of Apple Day celebration (7) 20 Japanese art of arranging flowers – twisted in a beak (7)

22 Bushy pelargonium with splotched red flowers, native of Mexico once (5)

23 Pink hollyhock species – classic cottage garden flower (5)

25 Name of striking, yellow auricula in bog, Leamington (5) SOLUTIONS TO THIS MONTH’S CROSSWORD WILL BE PRINTED NEXT MONTH