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It can be a bit tricky at times but don’t let that deter you; when you grow your own organic garden, you create healthy products for you to eat. Additionally, there are a variety of seeds with different planting times Read more
Even if you were lucky enough to avoid getting sick with Covid, there is a general consensus that we’ve all been changed by the pandemic, and the most popular consensus around what’s changed is that, after a year of sitting Read more
Born in the West Midlands, Cat Deeley, 44, began presenting the children’s show SMTV Live in 1998, winning a Bafta in 2001. Since 2006 she has hosted the US reality television show So You Think You Can Dance. This month Read more
The street dogs that feature in this lyrically-shot documentary aren’t strays, exactly; they are the indigenous, free-ranging “pye dogs” that have colonised India in large numbers and live fundamentally independently from humans. But interaction is not unknown, and this film Read more
The hit of a pot in full flower, the rush of a purchase that gives you instant colour – these are the garden’s way of luring you in. Biennials play a longer game; you need sow now to receive your Read more
Younger shoppers are driving a surge in sales of secondhand clothing and furnishings, spurred by the desire to help the environment and find alternative looks to fast fashion. On eBay, sales of “pre-loved” fashion and homewares have shot up in Read more
I still get excited about going to an Italian restaurant. I didn’t have Italian food until I was 15. I didn’t go abroad until I was 16. Mum and Dad worked, but they were always there for us. I had Read more
Château de Pitray, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France 2017 (£13.99, or £9.99 as part of a mixed case of six, majestic.co.uk) One of the explanations for Bordeaux’s leadership of the fine wine world is the carefully managed hoopla that surrounds Read more