5 h. ago Iconic Glasgow Garden Festival to be recreated in miniature this winter

Modern version of Clydeside fiesta that attracted millions recreated 37 years on in a dazzling sound and light installation.

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8 h. ago Goldfinches will be attracted to your garden in winter by planting 1 flower they love

The colourful little birds are becoming a more common sight in gardens across the UK

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53 h. ago Queen legend Brian May forms 'new group' – of daffodil planters

EXCLUSIVE: Rocker Brian May has posted a band-style photo of his flower-planting team and reveals their first music video

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6 d. ago Bents garden centre becomes winter wonderland as magical Christmas displays unveiled

The award-winning venue is known for its lavish festive decorations

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8 d. ago An expert guide to preparing your garden for winter floods this year

Despite a long, dry summer and a relatively parched September, the inevitable return of heavy rain often catches gardeners unprepared, leaving prized plants struggling and outdoor spaces waterlogged.

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8 d. ago Brits should plant 5 flowers now to avoid a 'drab' winter garden

Gardeners are urged to plant certain flowers in their garden now to ensure vibrant winter blooms and add some much-needed colour to the garden during the gloomy days of winter

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1 week ago Dania: Listless review – Intimate underground pop inspired by hospital night shifts

(Somewhere Press)Reflecting her nocturnal work as an emergency doctor, the Baghdad-born musician’s latest blends trip-hop, shoegaze and ambient into sometimes eerie, sometimes blissful tracksAs well as making atmospheric electronic compositions, the Baghdad-born, Barcelona-based musician Dania also works night shifts as an emergency doctor. These nocturnal hours are the influence behind her new album Listless: all seven tracks were composed and recorded after midnight, while the artwork features the spindly flower of the Japanese snake gourd, a plant that only blooms after dark. But there is little trace of the chaos of her late-night schedule here: instead, the record embodies a quiet calm that is sometimes blissful, sometimes eerie.Meeting somewhere between trip-hop, shoegaze and ambient, with a touch of pop, the textured tracks slink along dreamily, propelled by washes of synths and, for the first time, drums. A new addition to Dania’s usual setup, they lend a gentle downtempo ki...

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1 week ago Welcome to our latest edition of Diarmuid Gavin’s Dream Gardens!

Let Diarmuid Gavin take you through the things you should be looking at through Autumn and Winter to help you create your Dream Garden

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2 w. ago UK gardeners told to plant this one flower now before cold weather sets in

If you plant bulbs now you'll get healthy growth by spring

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3 w. ago The key gardening jobs to do this month to get ahead for winter

Now is the time of year to prune, rake leaves and protect tender plants

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4 w. 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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