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Plants

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

7000 cannabis plants seized and 32 arrested in major clampdown Evie Lake

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

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 Sophie Wills

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

Best garden sprinklers: sprinkler systems to water your lawns

Best garden sprinklers: sprinkler systems to water your lawns Derek Adams

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

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

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

Resolutions include things like cleaning gardening tools and composting rubbish

New Year resolutions that will help you get the most out of your garden in 2022 Sue Wilkinson

The leisure centres will be closed for longer

Better Leisure reduces opening hours as energy bills triple

Preventative measures, like sheltering plants, clearing up spaces and insulating soils work great, but sometimes extra steps need to be taken to keep plants healthy

Top seven ways to protect your plants from January snaps Sue Wilkinson

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

Guide to gardening resolutions 2022 Nigel Booth

Seven tools to help you grow a dream garden Gay Bolton

How a sensory garden can improve your wellbeing John Smith

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

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