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As the colder weather sets in, we offer a 10-point checklist to help your garden survive the worst of winter. As winter begins to make itself known, you may want to hibernate in front of a roaring fire – but there are some jobs that just won’t wait unless you’re...Green paws: How to create a dog-friendly garden
With help from dog lovers and broadcasters Monty Don and Jo Whiley. The news that BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Monty Don will be creating a dog-friendly garden as his debut show garden for next year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show will no doubt prompt fellow dog lovers to...Reap your rewards! Tips and tricks to preserve your harvest
Blanching, freezing and liquidising will help you cope with gluts. Anyone who grows fruit and vegetables should now be reaping the rewards of their hard labour, as many crops are ready for harvesting. The problem is, how do you store them all – especially if...‘A nearby farmer took the whole herd’: How a couple turned a cowshed into a dream home for artists
A former dairy business now hosts a thriving artistic community – and a spectacular converted barn. Suzanne Blank Redstone and her husband, Peter Redstone, have lived on the same Devon farm, nestled in a tree-fringed valley a mile from the sea, for 50 years. The...Ourplace News
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