8 h. ago Butterflies will swarm your garden if you plant one flower soon

A swarm of butterflies flitting around your garden will make any summer day feel special here's how to welcome plenty of the colourful customers to your garden next summer

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46 h. ago 'I'm a gardener and you need to do these 3 garden jobs in September'

A gardening expert has shared the top three things you should be doing in your garden this month to make sure it thrives throughout the autumn and winter months

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5 d. ago UK gardeners should tackle plant 'as bad as Japanese knotweed' before October

The plant is very popular with pollinators thanks to its nectar-rich flower heads - but it can cause serious damage to homes and infrastructure if left unchecked

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5 d. ago Garden expert shares 14 essential plants to sow this month, as autumn begins

Huw Richards, who has a popular YouTube channel, says there are still plenty of crops that can be sown in September, including salad crops, leafy greens and beans

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9 d. ago The National Trust: 4 stunning flowers to plant in your garden this autumn

It’s not too late to add a splash of colour to your garden 🌼

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9 d. ago Alan Titchmarsh recommends 1 'spectacular' showstopping garden plant

Gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh has shared his top showstopping plant, and it's certainly a showstopper with its spires of flowers and impressive height.

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1 week ago Slugs flee gardens for good if you plant one common flower they hate

Slugs are a common problem in UK gardens and can quickly ruin crops and flowers come autumn - but there is a simple way to keep them away for good

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1 week ago Plant these 2 garden flowers in September for a colourful spring display

This month is a good time to plant to ensure your garden is in bloom next year

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2 w. ago Four plants to grow in September for 'glorious autumn colour' and flowers in spring

A gardening expert has shared the best plants to grow in September to ensure you have 'gorgeous' autumn colour and colourful flowers to enjoy in the spring

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2 w. ago As Putin’s bombs fall on Ukraine, the Royal Opera House had a call to make about Anna Netrebko. It made the wrong one | Martin Kettle

The Russian soprano says she has condemned the war and has no affinity with this Kremlin. But hosting her still seems unwisePuccini’s Tosca is high on the list of operas I don’t much care if I never see again. So the fact that the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, unquestionably one of our era’s exceptional opera singers, is due to sing Tosca in a new production at Covent Garden next month does not present me with a dilemma. I won’t be there anyway.It might be more difficult, I admit, if Netrebko was singing Verdi, where she is so outstanding. But this column is not about my taste in opera. It is about something of wider moral importance. Netrebko’s London performances pose complex questions but require straightforward answers. First, is it right for a prestigious British institution, the Royal Opera House, to be hiring Netrebko while the Ukraine war continues? The answer could in theory be yes, were she to repeat her opposition to the war, but on the current evidence it is no. Continu...

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3 w. ago Five flowers to plant in gardens this month for bright Autumn blooms

With September around the corner, green-fingered gardeners will be preparing for autumn - which is when these blooms shine

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3 w. ago Five flowers to plant in your garden this month for bright blooms in autumn

August is the perfect time to plant flowers that not only withstand the change in seasons but make your garden look more vibrant. Here are five of the best

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