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Spring is in the air, the nights are lighter and thoughts turn to relaxing...

6 tips to get rid of garden waste

Spring has sprung, the days are warmer and the nights are longer. If you...

Ideas to decorate your garden

Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which...

Silversurfers Book Club Summer 2021

£290,000 was the eye-watering flower bill revealed by Sir Elton John a few years...

The 5 basics of flower arranging
How to re-oil wooden kitchen worktops so they look as good as new

When you buy a kitchen with beautifully chunky wooden worktops, the upkeep is unlikely...

Simple tips for reducing your food waste at home

Experts estimate that in the UK, we throw away a whopping 4.5 million tonnes...

The benefits of pruning

As we find ourselves enjoying the lighter mornings and evenings of spring, thoughts turn...

4 expert tips for creating a leafy portable pot forest to support the National Trust planting 2 million trees

Woodland covering around 2,000 hectares is set to spring up across the UK over...

Time for a new forest hobby

Have you been thinking about taking up a new hobby?  Are you looking to...

Welcome pollinators with these 6 beautiful plants

Our bees, butterflies and hoverflies have suffered badly over the last fifty or so...

How to build your own wildlife-friendly mini pond

Ever thought of creating a mini pond to help attract an endless stream of...

When is it safe to plant out tender veg?

It’s just about time to plant out tender veg safely – or is it?...

Water Saving Week: 8 simple household swaps to help you save water

With much of the conversation around climate change focusing on carbon emissions and energy...

Paper or Digital Copies – What’s best for important documents?

Apple released the first iPod in October 2001, giving us the ability to store...

Sew your own clothes with Minerva 

Many of us learned to sew at a young age, usually taught by the...

Enjoy your garden in style with this lovely garden furniture selection

Summer fast approaching; we look at a stylish selection of Garden furniture available at...

Peter’s Gardening Tips for May 2021

After the driest April since 1922 along with several overnight frosts, the good news...

Create a Stunning Garden Basket Display This Summer

Counting down to summer, here are 5 hanging basket solutions to help readers create...

Royal Horticultural Society announces go-ahead for summer flower shows

Flower shows will go ahead in July at Hampton Court and Tatton Park, making...

How to repot your houseplants: all your questions answered

Whether you’ve bought a whole new raft of houseplants to green up your indoor...

7 foods you should never feed your dog

It’s easy to see why dogs really are man’s, or woman’s, best friend. These...

Happy St George’s Day – 6 Inspirational Gift Ideas

Offering some timely gift inspiration, we start with a popular annual celebrating the very...

Mark Diacono’s new rules for using herbs

“We don’t need herbs,” says Mark Diacono, a man who has just written an...

Why are my tulips so squat?

For some gardeners, tulips are having a bad year. In my own garden, the...

Support plants for a lifetime with mycorrhizal fungi

Mycorrhizal fungi has become a planting essential thanks to its incredible abilities to create...

Discover the freedom of the forest 

Did you know that most people in England live within an hour’s drive of...

5 Gorgeous Shrubs for the Garden 

Adding gorgeous colour whilst helping to define your garden layout, here are some stylish shrubs to...

How to make hanging baskets out of throwaway junk

Kitchen colanders, old wellies and woolly jumpers can help create beautiful hanging baskets, says...

Learn how to paint whilst supporting the work of the Charlie Waller Trust

Would you like to learn how to paint whilst supporting the work of the...

How a Vintage Cash Cow customer made over £1,800 from a Spring Clear Out – and so can you…

Julia Farcas, a 69 year-old woman from Richmond Upon Thames decided to clear out...

Keen on cut flowers? Here’s how to grow your own

A bunch of flowers in a jug on your kitchen window sill, or sunnily...

How to grow new vegetables from kitchen scraps

When you’re depositing your kitchen scraps – including old spuds, vegetable seeds and stones...

Can you grow citrus trees in a cool climate?

The chances are, if you’re lucky enough to have a garden with a fruit...

Peter’s Gardening Tips for April 2021

Some of us have been enjoying some wonderfully warm and sunny spring weather this...

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