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Tips for Tending your lawn following UK thunderstorms and flooding Beth Franklin

Best electric garden shredders for chipping, shredding and maintaining your garden

Best electric garden shredders Richard Hood

You may have heard of the Venus fly-trap, but there’s a whole host of insect-eating plants you can use to trap bugs

7 Carnivorous plants you can use to catch flies in your home Chelsie Sewell

Shaun Schroeder, 59, plants around 140 hanging baskets and fence planters each year.

Gardener shares cheap tips to keep your garden thriving in a heatwave Sophie Wills

Experts warning over potentially ‘harmful’ froth on garden plants Beth Franklin

Japanese Knotweed. (Pic credit: Andrew Smith)

Invasive plants in the UK and how to manage them Beth Franklin

Elonor Tivey at her seven acre field in Leicestershire where she farms peonies.

Teacher who quit to grow peonies says sales have doubled every year

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land Dennis Morton

Private Scottish island is up for sale for £150,000 Beth Franklin

This is the pub reportedly owned by Banksy

Take a look at a pub reportedly owned by Banksy Daniel Mcneil

Best battery powered chainsaws UK 2023

Best battery powered chainsaws - cordless models tested and reviewed Richard Hood

Keep these rules and regulations in mind before heading out into your garden.

7 gardening laws Brits might unintentionally break this spring Dennis Morton

M&S has apologised for displaying daffodils next to spring onions

M&S apologises after displaying poisonous daffodils with spring onions By The Newsroom

Aldi launches new spring garden range for limited time only with trendy wellies for just £9.99 - how to buy

Aldi launches new spring garden range for limited time only Chelsie Sewell

Here’s 10 spring blooms that could be toxic to your pets

10 toxic spring flowers pet owners should avoid Chelsie Sewell

Best garden sprinklers: sprinkler systems to water your lawns

Best garden sprinklers: sprinkler systems to water your lawns

Soft textures can help to make a space cosy (photo: @adamchamberspandd)

Five simple ways to refresh your home's interior Fiona Evans

Six common household products to save indoor plants this winter Daniel Mcneil

Sixty-three per cent of UK gardeners play music to their plants, research found (photo: Adobe)

​Could music spark a growth spurt in your plants? Fiona Evans

New five-year vision for plant health By The Newsroom

Some employers are including fun social spaces in their workplaces (photo: Thirdway)

The five "hottest" workplace trends for 2023 Fiona Evans

The Natural History Museum has released a list of new animal and plant species found in 2022

Scientists release list of new animals and plants found in 2022 Chelsie Sewell

A mum has found a genius hack to permanently rid her bathroom of mould -

Mum finds hack to rid her bathroom of mould - using plants Sophie Wills

Here are the best ways to look after plant during the winter (photo: Pixabay)

Ways to look after houseplants in the winter Christine Emelone

Image: Ballyboley Dexters

Establishing herbal leys in Co Down By The Newsroom

August often means summer holidays away from home – but it is important to not neglect your garden. Ask friends, family, and neighbours to water plants and flowers

Top 10 jobs to do in the garden in August Sue Wilkinson

Cooking outside is a great way of reducing trapped heat in the home (photo: Adobe)

Tips to keep your home cool in the heat Fiona Evans

Use a parasol to create shade in the garden

Keep cool this summer - How to put you in the shade in the garden! Nigel Booth

Seven indoor plants to brighten up cold winter day Chris Page

The leisure centres will be closed for longer

Better Leisure reduces opening hours as energy bills triple

As a resolution for 2022 clean your gardening tools (photo: Shutterstock)

Guide to gardening resolutions 2022 Nigel Booth

Sandwich Terns

Wildlife and weather review reveals nature’s winners and losers in 2020 By The Newsroom

Seven tools to help you grow a dream garden Gay Bolton

How a sensory garden can improve your wellbeing John Smith

Sea Pinks at the Giant's Causeway

Look out for the wildlife asks the National Trust

Redecorating a rented home can be tricky since you’re often not able to make any permanent changes (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here are 7 easy ways you can brighten up your rented home Helen Johnson

These are the vegetables with the fastest growing times - and how to plant them ... Rosalind Erskine

Working from home may have its benefits like getting up a bit later, wearing comfy clothes and having an oven handy for making lunch (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here are 8 tips for improving your home working space Helen Johnson

Stimulate all your senses with a stress reducing sensory garden Nigel Booth

Top 10 flowers and plants known to relieve stress Sue Wilkinson

These are 10 flowers and plants that are known to ease stress Sue Wilkinson

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