7 d. ago Robins, sparrows and blackbirds will visit garden if you leave out 2 fruits

The RSPB says that gardeners should leave out a variety of foods for different birds at various times of year.

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9 d. ago Robins will visit your garden every day if you do 1 simple thing before August ends

Robins are a common sight in British gardens all year round, but they can struggle to find food in the summer months — here's how to help them out and encourage them to visit your garden every day

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1 week ago Robins will return to your garden again and again if the bird feeder is in one location

Robins don't just visit UK gardens in winter, but their chances of survival decrease when the weather is hot

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1 week ago Pensioner ACDC fan battles back from stroke for Murrayfield gig

"I've got a walker to help me walk, and I've been walking around the garden for 10 minutes every day to get me fit for it."

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3 w. ago Hydrangeas will grow better flowers if you do one simple task in August

Hydrangeas are hardy plants that do not need much care, but there is one simple gardening task that can ensure they continue to bloom beautifully for much longer

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3 w. ago Tomatoes turn red during August thanks to gardener's simple hack

The sun is shining but gardeners may still run into problems when growing these juicy fruits if they aren’t properly looked after. Here's how to make them ripen in no time

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3 w. ago ‘The Welsh language has been aggressively oppressed’: Tristwch y Fenywod, the gothic trio communing with a mystical Wales

Inspired by the ‘enchanted, sapphic feeling’ of the coast and with bat sounds for drums, this Wales-obsessed band sound like no one else. They explain how queerness, neurodivergence and anti-colonialism guide what they do‘It’s often dealing with quite elemental things,” says the vocalist Gwretsien Ferch Lisbeth of Tristwch y Fenywod’s music. “The sense of being in an ancient landscape; or the enchanted, sapphic feeling of being by the ocean. Our music addresses things that are simple and foundational, but very powerful.”Released last August – and now being performed live by the band across the summer festival circuit – the trio’s self-titled debut album is a lush, cathartic mix of gothic instrumentation and eldritch melody, like a lost Cocteau Twins masterpiece recorded in a cave in Eryri, stirring intense feelings even in those who can’t understand its Welsh lyrics. There’s a political dimension too. “The oppression of the Welsh language over the past 200 years was so aggressive,” ...

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