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At RHS’s inaugural urban gardening show in Manchester, flat dwellers and renters can learn how to make a verdant refuge
One is going for his seventh Games, the other for his first. It’s an uncle vs nephew rivalry to relish
Advocates claim that just as the moon’s waxing and waning affects ocean tides, it affects our soil’s moisture levels
The conservationist and his daughter share a radical vision for the future of endangered species
Banish bleakness with brightness and visually arresting plants that produce colour, scent, sound and movement
...Not for the first time, off-camera drama has threatened to upstage on-screen action in Mr & Mrs Smith....
The right mix of soil, plants and design can combat the wetter weather and sharper downpours brought by climate change
...Polish prosecutors identified the suspect as Paweł K and said that he had “expressed willingness to act on behalf of the Russian military intelligence and established contacts with citizens of the Russian...
As RHS Wisley opens a dedicated space for its 3,000 varieties, fresh light is shed on the oddities of these mysterious plants
...€440 Airei wool-mix trousers, £1,045, selfridges.com Pols Potten terry-loop fabric Clover pouf, £255, madeindesign.co.uk The inspiration: Romy Schneider at Coco Chanel’s studio, Paris, c1960 A.W.A.K.E...
National Plant Health Week aims to educate people about keeping local plantlife safe from potentially devastating disease
...Cross-benchers Lord Anthony Grabiner, a leading KC, and businessman and former BBC governor Lord Robert Smith are also among the line up....
...After a second intifada erupted in 2000, then-Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon announced plans in 2003 to withdraw troops and settlements from Gaza....
...In another reported exchange, Forlano replied that “Rigatoni”, a nickname for Viggiano, “literally works for” Blackstone, and Bleckley responded, “F[**]k u should’ve told me f[**]k the feds.”...
...“Our relationship is not about being happy, we have a constructive relationship, at times there are disagreements but that is healthy,” said Gary Smith, general secretary of the GMB....
...Less fortunate was Dame Sharon White at John Lewis....
...Food items are a traditional choice dating back as far as the 16th century, says Pamela Smith, national gardens and parklands consultant at the National Trust....
...this May — and a profusion of forthcoming books includes A Cage Went in Search of a Bird, short stories inspired by Kafka and written by authors including Tommy Orange, Helen Oyeyemi, Elif Batuman and Ali Smith...
New cultivars, an eco-friendly redesign and education on home growing are introduced at Wisley
...Gary Smith, general secretary of the GMB, said that with layoffs looming at companies affected by the construction slowdown, workers could be afraid to push pay claims too far....
...Boris Johnson infamously said “F**k business!”; that was an expression of exasperation but more importantly it was an abrogation of responsibility....
...Professor Stephen K Smith Amberley, West Sussex, UK...
...“The UK is in the grip of a profiteering epidemic,” said Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite....
Leave spades aside and soil undisturbed for better pest control, carbon storage and crop production
A haematologist-turned-landscape-architect has used her fascination with science to create some extraordinary spaces
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