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Take stock and turn to the plant

As a young Parks Department Apprentice in the 1960s, I can still clearly remember walking into a glasshouse full of 10-week Stocks in full flower and the scent seemed to be strong enough to take your breath away, let alone being blinded by the sight of this sea of white, pink, red and purple flowers. Read

Now it’s time for hard work for our friends the worms

In this week’s questions, there is a follow-on from last week’s story about Wiggly Woo. Read

Underground workers who are the best recyclers on the planet

THERE’S a worm at the bottom of my garden and his name is………………. Read

History behind much-loved green, green grass of home

Lawns – love them or hate them, we have had variations on the word for a very long time and, despite the changes in gardening styles in recent years, the weekly grass cutting will probably continue in Britain for many years to come. Read