Plan ahead and keep pots together

6:50am Saturday 16th August 2008

SO you’re away in the summer holidays, when your crops are at their peak, your bedding plants need dead-heading regularly and everything, especially hanging baskets and containers, needs watering. What do you do?

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Outdoor table setting should be visual feast

6:50am Saturday 2nd August 2008

SUMMER’S here and that means the joy of eating outdoors and enjoying leisurely alfresco meals.

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Recreating essence of timeless French style

6:50am Saturday 2nd August 2008

FOR years we’ve had an enduring love affair with France. From this side of the Channel we seem unable to resist the charm of its relaxed cafe culture and chic lifestyle, not to mention its fashion and food.

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How to weather global warming

6:50am Saturday 26th July 2008

THE north-south divide will become even more evident in UK gardens as climate change takes hold, scientists and horticulturalists are warning.

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Low water zones are sensible way forward

6:50am Saturday 19th July 2008

THE torrential rain and flooding experienced last summer now seems light years away and we should always prepare ourselves to offset the nuisance of possible hosepipe bans and drought orders.

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Pick a rose to suit any location

11:54am Thursday 10th July 2008

JULY is a time to sit and enjoy the fruits of your labours, the garden should be at its peak now with plants in full flower, but remember to keep young plants well watered if the weather is hot and dry – you can recycle washing up or bath water to do this, particularly in any water shortages.

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Ease your conscience but keep your style

6:59am Saturday 28th June 2008

SUDDENLY it’s cool to care about the planet, and to worry that wasting our natural resources could trash the environment.

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Degale wins in style

Updated 11:04pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

James Degale produced one of the finest performances of his career to score a comprehensive 8-3 victory over Kazakhstan's Bakthiyar Artayev and guarantee Great Britain's third boxing medal of the Beijing Games.

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