If your garden has dry shade? Gloomy gardens and parched soil beneath trees often become dead zones, but this doesn’t have to be the case if you plant well…
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Woman’s Weekly Menopause Cake
Serves 12 For the Woman’s Weekly Menopause Cake you will need: 1 medium (150g/5oz) sweet potato, peeled and chopped 100g (3½oz) dried ready-to-eat figs, roughly chopped 100g (3½oz) soya flour…
Pembrokeshire is a weekend in Wales to remember
Our National Parks come in all shapes and sizes – Dartmoor is sort of round, Northumberland is more long and thin – but none have such an unusual shape…
How to grow lavender successfully
I’m sure that when the Romans packed sprigs of lavender (their favourite deodorant) into their toiletry bags before they crossed stormy seas to invade Britain, they wouldn’t have imagined that,…
Take the ferry for a fun Isle of Wight holiday
The Isle of Wight is a place where the clock seemingly ticks a little slower. It’s easy to see why it’s seduced artists and writers, including Tennyson and Keats, since…
How to bag holiday bargains
Why should I book last minute? You’re most likely to snap up brilliant holiday deals if you can wait until just eight to 10 weeks before your departure, rather than…
Best shrubs for long-lasting loveliness
Make shrubs the backbone of your borders for lasting good looks, says Adrienne Wild Fall For A Philadelphus If you can only afford the space for one large shrub in…