50 JINNY BLOM'S favourite plants
Award-winning landscape designer Jinny Blom set up her studio in 2000 and has since designed many beautiful, thoughtful gardens, both large and small, around the world. An accomplished plantswoman, she has also designed five show gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, including gardens for King Charles and Prince Harry, and written two books. Having formerly worked as a psychologist, she takes a special interest in the benefits of gardens and plants. Here, she reveals the 50 plants she loves most

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