After a disappointing season last year when the wrong sort of weather at the wrong time made the autumnal colours of the UK’s parks, gardens…
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With ever hotter UK summers it’s time to rethink the future of grass
John Bennett Lawes and Joseph Henry Gilbert were fired up by an unusual mission: how could they help grass grow? It was the heyday of…
View More With ever hotter UK summers it’s time to rethink the future of grassCountry diary: Drought has turned the garden into a wasteland
I try not to make excuses so I’m just going to tell the truth: everything in my garden is dead. The drought was fierce and…
View More Country diary: Drought has turned the garden into a wastelandCountry diary: The land is scarred from a summer of wildfires
Late summer always opened the front door to an aroma of toasted wheat and barley. Long after the crops had been harvested, the aftermath lingered…
View More Country diary: The land is scarred from a summer of wildfiresUK heatwave: easy ways to save water during a drought
After weeks without rain, the grass is parched, the ground is cracked and a drought has officially been declared across eight areas of England. Water…
View More UK heatwave: easy ways to save water during a droughtFarmers call for Truss and Sunak to tackle ‘immoral’ water wastage
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak must set out emergency water plans to tackle “immoral” wastage, the president of the National Farmers’ Union has said. Farmers…
View More Farmers call for Truss and Sunak to tackle ‘immoral’ water wastageCountry diary: Why I let nature take its course in my ever-changing garden
Our house is disappearing, as it does every year. After the flourish of spring flowers, there’s a pause, then a surge, when drifts of green…
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