36 h. ago This £3 bathroom staple will make your lawn greener this spring

Gardeners are being told how this affordable product can refresh their lawns.

Economics

38 h. ago Gardeners told to put this 25p item on bird tables this spring

The warmer weather marks nesting season for wildlife across the UK.

Politics

38 h. ago Gardeners told to leave boiled potatoes on bird tables this spring

Households can help give birds nutritious food in the spring to feed their chicks

Politics

61 h. ago Gardeners told to follow expert's simple steps to overseed your lawn before end of March

A gardening expert has shared his top tips to perfect your lawn come summer

Politics

3 d. ago Your used tea bags can help your lawn to flourish this spring

Gardeners are being told to make use of old teabags instead of throwing them in the bin

Politics

7 d. ago Gardeners told to use eggshells, coffee grounds and orange peels to make hydrangeas 'burst with colour'

A gardening expert has said these household waste items will nourish your plants naturally

Politics

9 d. ago Households told to leave two foods out in gardens to help robins thrive in spring

Robins need more food to help them thrive

Society

2 w. ago Gardeners told to sprinkle chilli or hot sauce in gardens 'as soon as possible'

With temperatures beginning to warm up, there will be more birds looking for food in your garden.

Politics

2 w. ago Gardeners told to put used tea bags outside as they have two surprising uses

A gardening expert has shared the benefits of using tea bags in your garden this spring

Politics

2 w. ago My phone knows what I want before I do. That should be worrying – but it’s oddly comforting | Emma Beddington

On the downside, all my personal data is being harvested by faceless corporations. On the up, I’ve got a little parent in my pocket, anticipating my every needI awoke recently to one of those galleries of photographic memories curated for me by my phone. This one featured my best friend, M: admiring a dosa, stroking her cat, holding a pair of Parisian melons and lying in my garden. It made me smile and when I told her, she said her phone had had the same idea. “It keeps trying to get me to put you as wallpaper,” she messaged, showing me its suggestions. Like pushy parents, it was as if our phones had got together and decided it was time we had a playdate. The worst of it is they are right: I really miss her.It reminded me of all the other ways my phone parents me. When I get out of choir practice, it volunteers, unprompted, that it will take 12 minutes to get home by my usual route. It helpfully offers to count down a minute when I am at the gym and want to time my rests betwee...

Politics

2 w. ago Dame Mary Berry is a picture of concentration as she takes a swing at croquet just four years after former Bake Off star broke her hip

EXCLUSIVE: When Dame Mary Berry broke her hip while gardening, doctors told her she could be dead in four years unless she started exercising.

Politics

3 w. ago Gardeners told to 'get pruning' 5 plants this month for a blooming spring

March is the month some plants thrive from a prune

Politics

3 w. ago Gardeners told to follow one key rule in March to help lawns grow back thicker

With spring just around the corner, there is one important garden task to take care of before the new season begins

Politics

4 w. ago Gardeners told to water orchids with one secret ingredient to flower for longer

You can make the pretty blooms last even longer if you feed them properly

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